Protracted Febrile Myalgia Syndrome in a Japanese Patient with Fasciitis Detected on MRI

Keita Fujikawa; Kiyoshi Migita; Toshiaki Tsukada; Atsushi Kawakami; Katsumi Eguchi

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.53.2871

CASE REPORTS

Protracted Febrile Myalgia Syndrome in a Japanese Patient with Fasciitis Detected on MRI

Keita Fujikawa, Kiyoshi Migita, Toshiaki Tsukada, Atsushi Kawakami, Katsumi Eguchi

著者情報

キーワード: autoinflammatory disease, familial Mediterranean fever, protracted febrile myalgia syndrome, MRI

ジャーナルオープンアクセス

2014 年 53 巻 24 号 p. 2817-2819

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.53.2871

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抄録

Protracted febrile myalgia syndrome (PFMS) is a rare manifestation of familial Mediterranean fever characterized by prolonged severe myalgia. We herein describe a case of PFMS with fasciitis on magnetic resonance imaging. The response to corticosteroid therapy was prompt, as is typical for PFMS. An MEFV gene analysis revealed the patient to be homozygous for E148Q and compound heterozygous for P369S-R408Q. This is the first case report of a Japanese patient with PFMS. MRI findings may help to diagnose such cases.

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