Attacks of pericarditis as a manifestation of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF)

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 643-647

  Kees, S ^b   Langevitz, P ^b   Zemer, D ^b   Padeh, S ^b   Pras, M ^b   Livneh, A ^a  

^a HELLER INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; PERICARDITIS; PERITONITIS; PLEURISY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030692845     PISSN: 00335622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/90.10.643     Document Type: Article

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