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Familial Mediterranean Fever Complicated by a Triad of Adrenal Crisis: Amyloid Goiter and Cardiac Amyloidosis
- Source :
- Case Reports in Rheumatology, Vol 2020 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2020.
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Abstract
- Background. FMF is a common disease in the Mediterranean populations and may be complicated by AA amyloidosis. The coexistence of adrenal and thyroid amyloidosis in AA amyloidosis secondary to familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an extremely rare reported condition. We presented a previously unreported triad of adrenal, thyroid, and cardiac amyloidosis secondary to FMF. Presentation of Case. We reported a 23-year-old Palestinian male patient presented with hypotension, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. The patient was subsequently diagnosed to have an adrenal crisis with both amyloid goiter and cardiac amyloidosis. Conclusion. It is crucial to recognize the adrenal crisis in patients with AA amyloidosis secondary to FMF who present similarly to acute FMF inflammatory episodes. The adrenal crisis has high morbidity and mortality, especially if not recognized early in the course of the disease.
- Subjects :
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
RC925-935
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20906889 and 20906897
- Volume :
- 2020
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Case Reports in Rheumatology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.fd297ad94d294f779772e3713aa0a469
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/7865291