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Vasculitis in familial Mediterranean fever

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The Vasculitides

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Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an ancient disease — there is evidence that it has existed for thousands of years. The disease was recognized only 50 years ago, when the affected population who lived in geographic isolation came into contact with modern medicine [1–3].

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Division of Rheumatology, Clinical Research Centre, Northwick Park Hospital, London, UK

    B. M. Ansell (Consultant Rheumatologist and Former Head) (Consultant Rheumatologist and Former Head)

  2. Rheumatology Department, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

    P. A. Bacon (Professor of Rheumatology and Head) (Professor of Rheumatology and Head)

  3. Division of Anatomic Pathology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USA

    J. T. Lie (Professor and Director) (Professor and Director)

  4. University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA

    J. T. Lie (Professor and Director) (Professor and Director)

  5. Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Turkey

    H. Yazici (Professor and Chief) (Professor and Chief)

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Pras, M., Langevitz, P., Livneh, A., Zemer, D. (1996). Vasculitis in familial Mediterranean fever. In: Ansell, B.M., Bacon, P.A., Lie, J.T., Yazici, H. (eds) The Vasculitides. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2889-4_32

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