Background: Familial Mediterranean Fever is a heritable illness typically characterized by recurrent fevers and serositis. Triggers of this illness include many things, such as cold or stress.
Case: This case describes a teenager who initially presented to the gynecologist office because of recurrent fevers with menses.
There is a paucity of literature assessing the burden of bone loss in PHT recipients. We sought to describe the bone mineral status in PHT recipients by doing a retrospective medical record review of those who underwent evaluation of BMD when clinically indicated. Data collected included patient demographics, BMD evaluations, serum calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase, cumulative steroid dose, osseous complications and their management.
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