Possible familial Mediterranean fever in a Caucasian patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

B E Schreiber; H J Lachmann; C G Mackworth-Young

doi:10.1177/0961203308089449

Possible familial Mediterranean fever in a Caucasian patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

Lupus. 2008 Aug;17(8):752-3. doi: 10.1177/0961203308089449.

Authors

B E Schreiber¹, H J Lachmann, C G Mackworth-Young

Affiliation

¹ Department of Rheumatology, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London, England.

PMID: 18625654
DOI: 10.1177/0961203308089449

Abstract

We report the case of a Caucasian man with systemic lupus erythematosus who had recurrent fevers and abdominal pain. He was later found to carry E148Q polymorphism of MEFV, the gene responsible for familial Mediterranean fever.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cytoskeletal Proteins / genetics
Familial Mediterranean Fever / complications*
Familial Mediterranean Fever / diagnosis
Familial Mediterranean Fever / genetics
Humans
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / complications*
Male
Middle Aged
Mutation
Pyrin

Substances

Cytoskeletal Proteins
MEFV protein, human
Pyrin