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Patients have recurrent fever with localized myalgia and painful erythema. The attacks can last one or two days or even weeks. Other symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhea or constipation, nausea and vomiting, painful conjunctivitis, periorbital edema, chest pain, arthralgia and localized myalgia.
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- High doses of oral prednisone is effective. Etanercept was also effective and leads to remission that lasted for 6 month.
- Mediterranean fever, familial, eMedicine