Introduction
Peritoneal Mesothelioma is a rare tumor, may be linked to chronic peritoneal irritants. An association with periodic disease is exceptional.
Exegesis
A 60 year old man is suffering from periodic disease for 30 years marked by acute febrile abdominal sensitive to colchicine. From 1988 to 1995, seizures are accompanied by ascites increasingly abundant, last 2 to 4 weeks but remain sensitive to colchicine. In 1995, another push comes to weight loss and food intolerance. They discovered a mass with peritoneal biopsy (laparotomy) allows the diagnosis of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma. The disadvantage is rapidly evolving.
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