| pubmed-article:10205292 | pubmed:abstractText | Tuberculosis (TB) and Familial mediterranean fever (FMF) are two common diseases in our region, Turkey. Both share some properties in common: Both cause AA type amyloidosis and have association with some immunological abnormalities. Upon incidentally observing Mycobacterium tuberculosis in bone marrow biopsies of three patients with FMF in a previous study, we intended to elucidate this association prospectively. | lld:pubmed |
