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. 2014 Sep 27;7:678. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-678

Table 1.

Diagnostic criteria for familial Mediterranean fever [3]

Major criteria: typical attack* Minor criteria
1. Peritonitis (generalized) 1. Incomplete attacks affecting one or more sites
2. Pleurisy (unilateral) or pericarditis -Abdomen
3. Monoarthritis (hip, knee, ankle) -Lungs
4. Isolated fever -Joints
*axillary temperature >38°C, duration 12–72 h and ≥ three attacks 2. Exertion-related leg pain
3. Response to colchicine

The diagnosis requires at least one major criteria or at least two minor criteria.