Familial Mediterranean fever is a genetic disease char-acterized by acute febrile attacks and development of generalized AA-amyloidosis. The attacks usually last 24 to 72 hours and recur at irregular intervals. They involve serous membranes and appear as peritonitis, pleuritis, or synovitis (1). We report 20 episodes of
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