periodic polyserositis
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polyserositis — Chronic inflammation with effusions in several serous cavities; can result in fibrous thickening of the serosa, including constrictive pericarditis. SYN: Bamberger disease (2), Concato disease, multiple serositis. [poly + L. serum, serum, + G.… … Medical dictionary
Familiäre rekurrierende Polyserositis — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 E85.0 Nichtneuropathische heredofamiliäre Amyloidose … Deutsch Wikipedia
Familial Mediterranean fever — Classification and external resources ICD 10 E85.0 ICD 9 277.31 … Wikipedia
Fever — Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degrees F. (37 degrees C.), in practice a person is usually not considered to have a significant fever until the temperature is above 100.4 degrees F (38 degrees C.).… … Medical dictionary
familial Mediterranean fever — an autoinflammatory disease (q.v.) of autosomal recessive inheritance, usually occurring in Armenians and Sephardic Jews, caused by mutation of the MEFV gene (locus: 16p13), which encodes pyrin. It is characterized by short recurrent attacks of… … Medical dictionary
Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… … Medical dictionary
Peritonitis — Inflammation of the peritoneum (The peritoneum is the tissue layer of cells lining the inner wall of the abdomen and pelvis). Peritonitis can result from infection (such as bacteria or parasites), injury and bleeding, or diseases (such as… … Medical dictionary
Familiäres Mittelmeerfieber — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 E85.0 Nichtneuropathische heredofamiliäre Amyloidose … Deutsch Wikipedia
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
