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[Familial Mediterranean fever - first experiences in Slovakia].
[familial mediterranean fever]
Familial
Mediterranean
fever
(
FMF
)
is
the
most
prevalent
genetically
determined
autoinflammatory
disease
.
FMF
significantly
decreases
the
quality
of
life
and
limits
life
expectancy
due
to
the
development
of
amyloidosis
in
affected
individuals
.
Prevalence
of
FMF
is
highest
in
the
south-
eastern
Mediterraneans
.
In
other
parts
of
the
world
,
its
occurance
is
often
restricted
to
high
-risk
ethnic
groups
.
In
Central
Europe
,
experience
with
FMF
is
scarse
to
none
,
as
in
the
case
of
Slovakia
,
where
no
cases
have
been
reported
,
so
far
.
Herein
we
report
the
first
five
patients
(
3
adults
and
2
children
,
4
native
Slovaks
)
in
whom
the
diagnosis
of
FMF
could
be
confirmed
in
Slovakia
.
Our
experience
demonstrates
that
FMF
does
occur
in
low
-risk
populations
in
Central
Europe
.
Due
to
low
prevalence
and
lack
of
experience
,
FMF
diagnosis
may
be
significantly
delayed
(
4
.
5
-
30
years
)
and
undiagnosed
cases
are
to
be
expected
in
our
population
.
