familial Mediterranean fever

Term ID

DOID:2987

Synonyms

• benign paroxysmal peritonitis
• FMF

Definition

An autoimmune disease characterized by recurrent episodes of fever and acute inflammation of the membranes lining the abdomen, joints and lungs; that has_material_basis_in mutations in the MEFV gene, which encodes the protein pyrin. (2)

References

• GARD:6421
• ICD10CM:M04.1
• ICD9CM:277.31
• MESH:D010505
• NCI:C84707
• OMIM:134610
• OMIM:249100
• ORDO:342
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:12579009
• UMLS_CUI:C0031069

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:2987 )