Abstract:Background
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a clinical diagnosis and depends mainly on disease history of recurrent attacks of serositis. A history of recurrent arthritis with erythema over the involved joint (red arthritis) is considered an important feature of FMF and used as a tool in the clinic to distinguish it from other rheumatologic conditions.
Objectives
The aim of this study is to determine whether history of erythema over the joint would predict FMF compared to diseased controls.
Methods
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