Rare Zebra

Rare disease search prototype built on Orphanet data

← Back to search

ORPHA:342

Familial Mediterranean fever

Also called Benign paroxysmal peritonitis, Benign recurrent polyserositis, FMF, Familial paroxysmal polyserositis, Periodic disease

Body system
Immunological diseases
Inheritance pattern
Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive
Typical age of onset
Adolescent, Adult, Childhood, Infancy
Estimated prevalence
>1 / 1000 (Turkey)
Rarity class
>1 / 1000

ORPHA:342 is classified under "Immunological diseases" in the Orphanet nomenclature.

Common signs

  • Constipation
  • Abdominal pain
  • Arthralgia
  • Myalgia
  • Fever
  • Nausea and vomiting