Abstract
A case of amyloidosis revealed by a nephrotic syndrome in a 3 years old girl with juvenile chronic arthritis is reported. The child died from this amyloidosis at the age of 4 years. The main biochemical, clinical and therapeutics aspects of this form of secondary amyloidosis (amyloidosis AA) are discussed.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Amyloidosis / diagnosis
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Amyloidosis / etiology*
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Amyloidosis / therapy
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Arthritis, Juvenile / complications*
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Child, Preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Kidney / pathology
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Kidney Diseases / diagnosis
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Kidney Diseases / etiology*
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Kidney Diseases / therapy
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Leishmaniasis, Visceral / complications
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Nephrotic Syndrome / etiology
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Prognosis
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Proteinuria / etiology
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Serum Amyloid A Protein / analysis