Familial Mediterranean fever
What is Familial Mediterranean fever?
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autoinflammatory disorder characterized by recurrent short episodes of fever and serositis resulting in pain in the abdomen, chest, joints and muscles.
Other condition names
- Benign paroxysmal peritonitis
- Benign recurrent polyserositis
- FMF
- Familial paroxysmal polyserositis
- Periodic disease
Inheritance type
Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive
Age of Onset
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Childhood
- Infancy
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