ACUTE HEPATITIS IN RECURRENT HEREDITARY POLYSEROSITIS (FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER)

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作者
NEEQUAYE, J [1 ]
JELLY, AE [1 ]
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[1] NW ARMED FORCES HOSP,DEPT PAEDIAT,TABUK,SAUDI ARABIA
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10.1093/tropej/40.4.243
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R72 [儿科学];
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100202 ;
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The clinical features of two cases of Hereditary Recurrent Polyserositis HRP (Familial Mediterranean Fever) in related Yemeni children resident in Saudi Arabia are described. One presented with recurrent acute hepatitis, which has not been previously documented. These are the first cases of HRP reported in Arabs originating from the Arabian Peninsula.
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