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MALADIE PERIODIQUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Health Insurance
- Social Security and Employment Insurance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- recurring disease
1, record 1, English, recurring%20disease
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Assurance-maladie
- Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maladie récurrente
1, record 1, French, maladie%20r%C3%A9currente
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- maladie périodique 1, record 1, French, maladie%20p%C3%A9riodique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-03-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- familial Mediterranean fever
1, record 2, English, familial%20Mediterranean%20fever
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- FMF 2, record 2, English, FMF
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- familial paroxysmal polyserositis 1, record 2, English, familial%20paroxysmal%20polyserositis
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An inherited, recurrent inflammatory disease of unknown cause. The disease is characterized by acute self-limited attacks of fever and peritonitis, sometimes accompanied by pleuritis, arthritis, and erythematous skin lesions. Among affected individuals in the Middle East and Europe, 2, record 2, English, - familial%20Mediterranean%20fever
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Familial Mediterranean fever has been given a number of other names: familial paroxysmal polyserositis, benign paroxysmal peritonitis, periodic peritonitis, and periodic disease. The first of these is descriptively accurate and an appropriate alternative name for the disease; the other terms, however, are misleading. 2, record 2, English, - familial%20Mediterranean%20fever
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fièvre méditerranéenne familiale
1, record 2, French, fi%C3%A8vre%20m%C3%A9diterran%C3%A9enne%20familiale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- FMF 2, record 2, French, FMF
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- maladie périodique 1, record 2, French, maladie%20p%C3%A9riodique
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Maladie héréditaire chronique à transmission autosomique récessive caractérisée par des crises paroxystiques associant de manière variable une fièvre élevée, des douleurs abdominales, articulaires et thoraciques. 3, record 2, French, - fi%C3%A8vre%20m%C3%A9diterran%C3%A9enne%20familiale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La maladie périodique fut dans sa forme abdominale isolée en 1945 par Siegal à New York sous le nom de "péritonite paroxystique bénigne". LA FMF touche avec prédilection certaines populations du bassin méditerranéen, en particulier, les populations arméniennes, turques, juives séfarades et arabes. 3, record 2, French, - fi%C3%A8vre%20m%C3%A9diterran%C3%A9enne%20familiale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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