Familial Mediterranean Fever
My name is Desrie and today i'm talking about (FMF)
what is Familial Mediterranean Fever
Familial Mediterranean Fever also known as (FMF) is a disorder that
characterized by recurrent attacks of fever , inflammation of the abdominal lining , inflammation of the lining surrounding the lungs , painful swollen joints , and a ankle rash. It is a rare disease worldwide. Its is very comon for Jewish, Armenian, Arab and Turkish heritage to get it .
How do you get this ?
Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is an inherited disorder, not an infectious one.
Familial Mediterranean Fever
How you can treat it
You can treat it by a common therapy for FMF is daily use of the drug colchicine, a medicine that reduces inflammation. This therapy has been successful in preventing attacks of fever in 75 percent of patients who take the drug regularly also over 90 percent of patients demonstrate a marked improvement. However,taking colchicine every day is very important. If a patient stops taking the drug a attack can occur within a couple of days.