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Unilateral Anterior Uveitis and Amaurosis Fugax in a Patient with Familial Mediterranean Fever

Wolf Wonneberger, Vanda Friman and Madeleine Zetterberg

Purpose: To increase awareness and emphasize clinically relevant management issues for patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) presenting with ocular inflammation and other ocular symptoms.
 
Method: A case of unilateral anterior uveitis and amaurosis fugax in a patient with FMF is described. The features of FMF including clinical signs and objective verification of a recurrence of an FMF attack are explained. Management of the described patient and patients with FMF presenting with ocular inflammation in general are discussed.
 
Conclusion: Ophthalmologists are encouraged to report more cases of eye symptoms in FMF patients to elucidate the panorama of ocular pathologies associated with FMF. Objective verification of a recurrence of FMF attacks at first visit is recommended and appropriate samples should be taken. It is also worth noting that eye manifestations in FMF patients may occur during systemic prophylactic treatment.