Pulmonary amyloidosis in Familial Mediterranean Fever

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 147-151

  Sahan C ^a   Cengiz, Kuddusi ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Familial mediterranean fever; Kidney; Lung

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DNA DETERMINATION; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY AMYLOIDOSIS; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW;

EID: 33745796136     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/acb.2006.024     Document Type: Review

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