Table 2.

Classification Criteria for the Clinical Diagnosis of Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) according to the Tel Hashomer criteria. Diagnosis is made when 2 major criteria or 1 major and 2 minor criteria are satisfied, while diagnosis is probable if 1 major and 1 minor criterion are present.

Tel Hashomer criteria
Major criteria
Recurrent febrile episodes accompanied by peritonitis, synovitis, pleurisy
AA amyloidosis without a predisposing disease
Favorable response to continuous colchicine administration
Minor criteria
Recurrent febrile episodes
Erysipelas-like erythema
FMF diagnosed in a first-degree relative