ReviewPediatric surgery international2022
Familial Mediterranean fever may mimic acute appendicitis in children.
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- Dilemma between knife and needle for acute abdominal pain in familial Mediterranean fever: Two case reports and literature review.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2026Article
- An Autoethnographic Account of Familial Mediterranean Fever: A Turkish Patient's Discovery of Spiritual Meaning.Journal of religion and health · 2025Article
- What do patients do during a familial Mediterranean fever attack? Their strategies and associated factors.Internal and emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Clinical effect of fast-track surgery on laparoscopic treatment of pediatric acute appendicitis and its effect on abdominal inflammation and stress level.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Investigation of Microvascular Involvement Through Nailfold Capillaroscopic Examination in Children with Familial Mediterranean Fever.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Emergencies in inflammatory rheumatic diseases.Rheumatology international · 2024Review
- Familial Mediterranean fever in Romania: a case report and literature review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Review
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Abstract
Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency in children. Diagnosis and management are often straightforward. However, familial Mediterranean fever is an important condition to consider in the assessment of children with acute abdominal pain, particularly in children with an origin in eastern Mediterranean basin where the disease is common. The key feature of familial Mediterranean fever is relapsing episodes of fever and serositis including peritonitis, pleurisy, or arthritis. The disease is treated with colchicine that prevents acute attacks, control subclinical inflammation between the attacks and the long-term complication of amyloidosis. The acute attacks may be a challenge to identify and distinguish from other causes of acute abdomen, including acute appendicitis, but also small bowel obstruction. Ultrasound and CT scan findings are nonspecific during acute attacks of familial Mediterranean fever, but imaging is useful to identify acute appendicitis and small bowel obstruction. The purpose of this article was to increase the awareness and knowledge of familial Mediterranean fever and provide support for the paediatric surgeon in the clinical care of these children in parts of the world where familial Mediterranean fever is rare.
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