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To the Editor: We believe that the differential diagnosis suggested by Dr. Watkins in Case 25-1999 (Aug. 19 issue)¹ was somehow forced. A boy of Turkish descent who presents with recurrent attacks of fever and peritonitis that last about a day and resolve spontaneously, and who has a brother with similar symptoms and an uncle who had arthritis and died of renal failure, has familial Mediterranean fever. Moreover, we think that there was no need for a genetic analysis in order to make the diagnosis. Even if the result of the genetic test was negative, we would still diagnose familial . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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