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Familial mediterranean fever risk factors
Introduction
Overview
Overview
There are no established risk factors for familial Mediterranean fever. However, there are some factors which have been observed to trigger the attacks.
Risk Factors
Risk Factors
There are no established risk factors for familial Mediterranean fever. However, there are some factors which have been observed to trigger the attacks, including:[1][2]
References
References
- ↑ Yenokyan G, Armenian HK (May 2012). “Triggers for attacks in familial Mediterranean fever: application of the case-crossover design”. Am. J. Epidemiol. 175 (10): 1054–61. doi:10.1093/aje/kwr460. PMID 22234484.
- ↑ Karadag O, Tufan A, Yazisiz V, Ureten K, Yilmaz S, Cinar M, Akdogan A, Erdem H, Ozturk MA, Pay S, Dinc A (April 2013). “The factors considered as trigger for the attacks in patients with familial Mediterranean fever”. Rheumatol. Int. 33 (4): 893–7. doi:10.1007/s00296-012-2453-x. PMID 22814791.
- ↑ Hara K, Endo Y, Ishida M, Fujita Y, Tsuji S, Takatani A, Shimizu T, Sumiyoshi R, Igawa T, Umeda M, Fukui S, Nishino A, Kawashiri SY, Iwamoto N, Ichinose K, Tamai M, Nakamura H, Origuchi T, Migita K, Kawakami A, Koga T (September 2018). “Subclinical inflammation in a case of menstruation-induced familial Mediterranean fever: A case report”. Medicine (Baltimore). 97 (38): e12305. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000012305. PMC 6160243. PMID 30235678.
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