Familial Mediterranean Fever Complicated by a Triad of Adrenal Crisis: Amyloid Goiter and Cardiac Amyloidosis.

Sadi A AbukhalafBeesan W DandisTasnim Za'tariAdham M AmroTareq Z AlzughayyarYazan A Rajabi

Published in: Case reports in rheumatology (2020)

It is crucial to recognize the adrenal crisis in patients with AA amyloidosis secondary to FMF who present similarly to acute FMF inflammatory episodes. The adrenal crisis has high morbidity and mortality, especially if not recognized early in the course of the disease.

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