Avascular necrosis of the femoral head foreshadowing familial Mediterranean fever: apropos of three cases
- 4 September 2004
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in Clinical Rheumatology
- Vol. 24 (2) , 155-157
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-004-0986-4
Abstract
We reported here on three patients in whom the diagnosis of familial Mediterranean fever was established after avascular necrosis of the femoral head had been detected. The pathogenesis and the management of this rare concomitance are discussed in the light of the relevant literature.Keywords
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