Abstract

It is known that type 1 diabetes mellitus (type 1 DM) maybe associated with other autoimmune diseases, such as autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD), celiac disease (CD) and Addison's disease (AD). We report the case of a patient with type 1 DM associated with familial mediterranean fever (FMF). It is the third association of these two diseases described in the medical literature to our knowledge so far.

Highlights

  • It is known that type 1 diabetes mellitus maybe associated with other autoimmune diseases, such as autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD), celiac disease (CD) and Addison’s disease (AD)

  • We report the case of a patient with type 1 DM associated with familial mediterranean fever (FMF)

  • Our aim is to emphasize that FMF must be taken into consideration as a possible disease associated with type 1 DM in the presence of suggestive findings

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Summary

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Our aim is to emphasize that FMF must be taken into consideration as a possible disease associated with type 1 DM in the presence of suggestive findings

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