This medication is also used to prevent attacks of pain in the abdomen, chest, or joints caused by a certain inherited disease (familial Mediterranean fever).
It is thought to work by decreasing your body's production of a certain protein (amyloid A) that builds up in people with familial Mediterranean fever.
If you are taking this medication to prevent attacks of pain caused by familial Mediterranean fever, the usual dose is 1.2 to 2.4 milligrams daily.
Fever and inflammation in the abdomen, chest, joints or skin are signs of familial Mediterranean fever.
Despite serious safety concerns, autumn crocus is used for arthritis, gout, and an inherited disease called familial Mediterranean fever.
Familial Mediterranean fever, an inherited disease.
If you have gout or familial Mediterranean fever, it is much safer to use colchicine prescribed by your healthcare provider.
It is similar to familial Mediterranean fever in humans.
Familial Mediterranean fever is rare in the United States.
It has also been linked to the pathogenesis of pseudogout, gout, and familial Mediterranean fever.