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ArticleInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)2019

Atypical Familial Mediterranean Fever Presenting with Recurrent Migratory Polyarthritis.

Kentaro Iwata, Tomoko Toma, Akihiro Yachie

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Article in Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kentaro IwataDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Kobe University Hospital, Japan.
Tomoko TomaDepartment of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Science and School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Japan.
Akihiro YachieDepartment of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Science and School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Japan.
Kanazawa University · JPKobe University Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 38-year-old Japanese man without any significant past medical history was referred to our clinic to undergo further examination for a "refractory infection in his joints". He suffered recurrent migratory polyarthritis starting from bilateral knees to his right elbow. Certain antibiotic therapies appeared to improve his symptoms, but the symptoms recurred due to the migratory nature of arthritis. A diagnosis of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) was considered and diagnostic tests were performed. Not many differential diagnoses exist for migratory polyarthritis, particularly when it has a recurrent nature. The administration of antibiotics without sufficient diagnostic consideration can cause a delay in making an accurate diagnosis and thereby also cause a delay in administering appropriate treatment.

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AdultArthritisDelayed DiagnosisDiagnosis, DifferentialFamilial Mediterranean FeverHumansMaleRecurrencefamilial mediterranean feverfever of unknown originmigratory polyarthritis

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PMID31292393
PMCPMC6875464
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