Protracted febrile myalgia mimicking polyarteritis nodosa

Bircan Z., Usluer H.

JCR-JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY, cilt.14, sa.4, ss.222-225, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/rhu.0b013e318181b46b
  • Dergi Adı: JCR-JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.222-225
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

An insidious onset of unexplained fever, weight loss, skin lesions, abdominal pain, and musculoskeletal pain should suggest the diagnosis of polyarteritis nodosa (PAN). However, familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) with protracted febrile myalgia (PFM) should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis. In this report, 6 cases of PFM mimicking PAN are described.