Cardiac tamponade caused by Familial Mediterranean fever: A case report

Ali Vefa Özcan; Melek Demir; İbrahim Gökşin; Kadir Gökan Saçkan; Şükrü Gür; Okan Coşkun

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2012.123

Ali Vefa Özcan¹, Melek Demir², İbrahim Gökşin¹, Kadir Gökan Saçkan¹, Şükrü Gür³, Okan Coşkun¹

¹Pamukkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Denizli, Türkiye
²Pamukkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Denizli, Türkiye
³Pamukkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Kardiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Denizli, Türkiye

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2012.123

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autoimmune disease characterized by recurrent fever and inflamation of serous membranes, including the peritoneum, synovia, and pleura. The disease often presents with the symptoms of generalized peritonitis, pleuritis, or monoarthritis. Familial Mediterranean fever in isolated cases of pericarditis are extremely rare. In this article, we present a 60-year-old male case with pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade caused by FMF who was admitted after having complained of recurrent fever episodes over a period of seven years.

Keywords : Cardiac tamponade; Familial Mediterranean fever; pericarditis

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