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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
An [[acute phase response]] is present during attacks, with high [[C-reactive protein]] levels, an elevated [[white blood cell]] count and other markers of [[inflammation]]. In patients with a long history of attacks, monitoring the [[renal function]] is of importance in predicting [[chronic renal failure]].<ref name=Livneh>Livneh A, Langevitz P. Diagnostic and treatment concerns in familial Mediterranean fever. ''Baillieres Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol'' 2000;14(3):477-98. PMID 10985982.</ref> | An [[acute phase response]] is present during attacks, with high [[C-reactive protein]] levels, an elevated [[white blood cell]] count and other markers of [[inflammation]]. In patients with a long history of attacks, monitoring the [[renal function]] is of importance in predicting [[chronic renal failure]].<ref name=Livneh>Livneh A, Langevitz P. Diagnostic and treatment concerns in familial Mediterranean fever. ''Baillieres Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol'' 2000;14(3):477-98. PMID 10985982.</ref> | ||
==Laboratory Findings== | |||
Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of familial Mediterranean fever include: | |||
*Elevated estimated sedimentation rate (ESR) | |||
*High C-reactive protein (CRP) | |||
*Elevated [[white blood cell]] count | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
An acute phase response is present during attacks, with high C-reactive protein levels, an elevated white blood cell count and other markers of inflammation. In patients with a long history of attacks, monitoring the renal function is of importance in predicting chronic renal failure.[1]
Laboratory Findings
Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of familial Mediterranean fever include:
- Elevated estimated sedimentation rate (ESR)
- High C-reactive protein (CRP)
- Elevated white blood cell count
References
- ↑ Livneh A, Langevitz P. Diagnostic and treatment concerns in familial Mediterranean fever. Baillieres Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2000;14(3):477-98. PMID 10985982.