Studies on FMF are being conducted. It is characterized by small round lesions of granulation tissue. Symptoms may vary with the severity of the disease. Fever, weight loss, joint pain, with liver involvement and enlarged lymph nodes are common. Cough and difficulty in breathing may occur.
Skin disease marked by tender red nodules with fever and joint pain is a frequent manifestation.
Onset is usually between 20 and 40 years. This disease was originally found in people living near the Mediterranean Sea. Thalassemia Minor is a lesser version of this disease. If you have had a mysterious disease that physicians have had trouble diagnosing, and you have any of the above symptoms, it is imperative that you bring this to your physician's attention. This page was submitted by Nancy Sparks Morrison and the opinions in this page are strictly the author's, based upon her reading and research of various materials noted herein.