Avascular necrosis of the femoral head foreshadowing familial Mediterranean fever: apropos of three cases

Ahmet Mesut Onat; Levent Ozçakar; Kemal Ureten; Sedat Kiraz; Ihsan Ertenli; Meral Calgüneri

doi:10.1007/s10067-004-0986-4

Avascular necrosis of the femoral head foreshadowing familial Mediterranean fever: apropos of three cases

Clin Rheumatol. 2005 Apr;24(2):155-7. doi: 10.1007/s10067-004-0986-4. Epub 2004 Sep 4.

Authors

Ahmet Mesut Onat¹, Levent Ozçakar, Kemal Ureten, Sedat Kiraz, Ihsan Ertenli, Meral Calgüneri

Affiliation

¹ Department of Rheumatology, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.

PMID: 15351872
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-004-0986-4

Abstract

We reported here on three patients in whom the diagnosis of familial Mediterranean fever was established after avascular necrosis of the femoral head had been detected. The pathogenesis and the management of this rare concomitance are discussed in the light of the relevant literature.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Familial Mediterranean Fever / complications*
Familial Mediterranean Fever / diagnosis*
Femur Head Necrosis / diagnosis*
Femur Head Necrosis / etiology*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male