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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2022;33(2):252-5
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Familial Mediterranean Fever Mimicking Whipple’s Disease: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Sofia Flouda1,2, Georgia-Savvina Moysidou1, Christina Damoulari1, Noemin Kapsala1,2, Maria Kosmetatou1, Anastasia Antoniadou1, Dimitros Boumpas1,2, Pelagia Katsimpri1
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14th Department of Internal Medicine, Attikon University General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

2Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens

Keywords: familial Mediterranean fever, Whipple’s disease
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