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- Title: Chronic Familial Mediterranean Fever with Development of Secondary Amyloidosis (Clinical Practice) (Disease/Disorder Overview)
- Author : Clinical Laboratory Science
- Release Date : January 01, 2011
- Genre: Engineering,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 201 KB
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CASE HISTORY A 20-year-old male of Turkish descent presented to his family physician with a fever of 101.9[degrees]F, abdominal discomfort, and systemic lethargy. Discussion with the patient revealed that the onset of his symptoms began approximately six months earlier. The patient had been experiencing reoccurring episodes of fever with the gradual increase of abdominal pain during each subsequent episode. These episodes were self-limiting usually lasting between 24 to 72 hours, followed by prolonged non-symptomatic periods that demonstrated no observable patterns. Additionally, the patient revealed that two of his male relatives also complained of similar reoccurring fevers, however without abdominal pain or systemic lethargy. A clinical examination of the patient revealed severe tenderness when pressure was applied to the right upper quadrant of the abdominopelvic region. Due to the severity of the patient's complaints and his relevant clinical history, the patient was admitted to a local hospital where blood and urine specimens were collected and a computerized tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen was performed.