Fig. 2

Diagnostic odyssey for a case with typical FMF. A representative case of typical FMF. The patient started to experience frequent episodes of high fever and chest pain at <10 years old. Similar attacks recurred numerous times over the following years. As he became older, chest pain was replaced by abdominal pain. The final diagnosis was made when renal dysfunction was identified at the time of thyroidectomy for goiter. Both renal dysfunction and goiter were later confirmed to be due to amyloidosis. After initiation of colchicine, the long-lasting episodes of fever and pain rapidly resolved