I would obtain a second opinion I've never heard of this and fevers, any that last more than 3 days and/or even low grade fevers that impact a child so that they won't play or do other children activities but wants to rather just rest should definately be looked into. I'd suggest another medical doctor as a second opinion. :) Good luck! I"m sorry that your child is ill I hope you find the correct answers! On Mar 28, 2007, at 11:22 AM, Sauter, Vicki L. wrote: Good morning, I have a question that is not entirely genealogical, but I hope you will indulge me. My son has been having a series of fevers of unknown origin over the last 6 months, and apparently is retaining fluids in the lining of his stomach. Based on his Croatian heritage, the doctor has hypothesized Familial Mediterranean Fever. However, he cannot be sure until the fever presents itself again because the tests require an active episode to be reliable. It apparently is a recessive gene and also is relatively rare. From what I have read on the Internet, however, Med. Fever is more prevalent in Turkey. My question is whether any of you have heard of Familial Mediterranean Fever among Croatians. Thanks! Vicki Sauter ^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v ^v^v^v^v^v^v^ No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. Vicki L. Sauter Professor of Information Systems email: Vicki.Sauter@umsl.edu University of Missouri-St. Louis voice: +1 314.516.6281 One University Blvd. fax: +1 314.516.6827 St. Louis, MO 63121-4400 USA URL: http://www.umsl.edu/~sauter/ This message is for the designated recipient(s) only and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CROATIA- request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks for the prayers and advice. To provide more details .... My son had a bout with fevers when he was in the second and third grades, but no one ever mentioned this. They suddenly stopped at the end of third grade. He is now 20 and the fevers have returned ... They are in the 103-104 range (which is very scary to me at his age) about once a month for between 3 an 7 days. He is otherwise healthy, eats well, and is a collegiate varsity athlete. What frightens me most is that this can cause the body to spill proteins into the kidney that can result in renal failure or into the joints and cause arthritis. I think that second opinion may be a good idea ... Sooner than later. Vicki -----Original Message----- From: croatia-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:croatia-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Natalie Prodan Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 11:18 AM To: croatia@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CROATIA] Familial Mediterranean Fever I would obtain a second opinion I've never heard of this and fevers, any that last more than 3 days and/or even low grade fevers that impact a child so that they won't play or do other children activities but wants to rather just rest should definately be looked into. I'd suggest another medical doctor as a second opinion. :) Good luck! I"m sorry that your child is ill I hope you find the correct answers! On Mar 28, 2007, at 11:22 AM, Sauter, Vicki L. wrote: Good morning, I have a question that is not entirely genealogical, but I hope you will indulge me. My son has been having a series of fevers of unknown origin over the last 6 months, and apparently is retaining fluids in the lining of his stomach. Based on his Croatian heritage, the doctor has hypothesized Familial Mediterranean Fever. However, he cannot be sure until the fever presents itself again because the tests require an active episode to be reliable. It apparently is a recessive gene and also is relatively rare. From what I have read on the Internet, however, Med. Fever is more prevalent in Turkey. My question is whether any of you have heard of Familial Mediterranean Fever among Croatians. Thanks! Vicki Sauter ^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v ^v^v^v^v^v^v^ No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. Vicki L. Sauter Professor of Information Systems email: Vicki.Sauter@umsl.edu University of Missouri-St. Louis voice: +1 314.516.6281 One University Blvd. fax: +1 314.516.6827 St. Louis, MO 63121-4400 USA URL: http://www.umsl.edu/~sauter/ This message is for the designated recipient(s) only and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CROATIA- request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CROATIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Vicki, First let me express my best wishes for your son. Second, I can attest to illnesses and syndromes prevalent in Mediterranean peoples, as I had one so identified many years ago - not related to your sons but having to do with red blood cells, but my heritage was identified by the physician nevertheless. Third, we have a physician who is of Croatian heritage who monitors this bulletin board and perhaps she can provide a perspective for you. That said, let me offer some suggestions and observations. It is not unheard of for a symptoms such as you describe to lie dormant for years or decades then reappear. Hence, your concern is justified. As you have identified the illness as being more prevalent in Turkey, perhaps a detailed genealogical search will show whether your line comes from Croatia via Turkey. Next, as was suggested a second opinion is always a good thing to do, perhaps at a medical facility that specializes in that sort of illness or syndrome. Also, I hope that since you have identified possible consequences of the illness, that you have him have his blood tested regularly and have a full lipid panel and histological examination. Good luck. Please let the group know when you make progress on this issue. Remember, nearly everything is treatable these days. Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sauter, Vicki L." <vicki.sauter@umsl.edu> To: <croatia@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 9:26 AM Subject: Re: [CROATIA] Familial Mediterranean Fever > Thanks for the prayers and advice. To provide more details .... My son > had a bout with fevers when he was in the second and third grades, but > no one ever mentioned this. They suddenly stopped at the end of third > grade. He is now 20 and the fevers have returned ... They are in the > 103-104 range (which is very scary to me at his age) about once a month > for between 3 an 7 days. He is otherwise healthy, eats well, and is a > collegiate varsity athlete. What frightens me most is that this can > cause the body to spill proteins into the kidney that can result in > renal failure or into the joints and cause arthritis. I think that > second opinion may be a good idea ... Sooner than later. > > Vicki > > -----Original Message----- > From: croatia-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:croatia-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Natalie Prodan > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 11:18 AM > To: croatia@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [CROATIA] Familial Mediterranean Fever > > I would obtain a second opinion I've never heard of this and fevers, any > that last more than 3 days and/or even low grade fevers that impact a > child so that they won't play or do other children activities but wants > to rather just rest should definately be looked into. > > I'd suggest another medical doctor as a second opinion. :) > > Good luck! I"m sorry that your child is ill I hope you find the correct > answers! > > > On Mar 28, 2007, at 11:22 AM, Sauter, Vicki L. wrote: > > Good morning, > I have a question that is not entirely genealogical, but I hope you > will indulge me. > My son has been having a series of fevers of unknown origin over the > last 6 months, and apparently is retaining fluids in the lining of his > stomach. Based on his Croatian heritage, the doctor has hypothesized > Familial Mediterranean Fever. However, he cannot be sure until the > fever presents itself again because the tests require an active episode > to be reliable. It apparently is a recessive gene and also is > relatively rare. From what I have read on the Internet, however, Med. > Fever is more prevalent in Turkey. > My question is whether any of you have heard of Familial > Mediterranean Fever among Croatians. > > Thanks! > Vicki Sauter > > ^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v > ^v^v^v^v^v^v^ > No trees were killed in the sending of this message. > However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. > > Vicki L. Sauter > Professor of Information Systems email: Vicki.Sauter@umsl.edu > University of Missouri-St. Louis voice: +1 314.516.6281 > One University Blvd. fax: +1 314.516.6827 > St. Louis, MO 63121-4400 USA URL: > http://www.umsl.edu/~sauter/ > > This message is for the designated recipient(s) only and may contain > privileged or confidential information. 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