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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1994 40(4):243-245; doi:10.1093/tropej/40.4.243
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Acute Hepatitis in Recurrent Hereditary Polyserositis (Familial Mediterranean Fever)

J. Neequaye, MBBS, FRCP, FWACP, DCH and A. E. Jelly, MBBS, DCH (I)

Department of Paediatrics, North West Armed Forces Hospital P.O. Box 100, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Correspondence: Professor J. Neequaye, Department of Child Health, University of Ghana Medical School, P.O. Box 4236, Accra, Ghana, W. Africa

The clinical features of two cases of Hereditary Recurrent Polyserositis HRP (Familial Mediterranean Fever) in related Yemeni children resident in Saudi Arabia are described. One presented with recurrent acute hepatitis, which has not been previously documented. These are the first cases of HRP reported in Arabs originating from the Arabian Peninsula.


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