[41-year old patient with obscure diarrhea]

Internist (Berl). 2009 Sep;50(9):1149-51, 1153-4. doi: 10.1007/s00108-009-2341-y.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Chronic inflammatory diseases can induce further complications such as secondary amyloidosis. Being a rare but serious complication it affects typically the kidneys resulting in a nephrotic syndrome. Further sites of AA amyloid deposition are liver, heart and the autonomic nervous system. We report about a patient with congenital neutropenia, AA amyloidosis and chronic intestinal bowel inflammation due to amyloid deposition in the bowel.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Amyloidosis, Familial / complications*
  • Amyloidosis, Familial / diagnosis*
  • Diarrhea / diagnosis
  • Diarrhea / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / complications*
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Male
  • Neutropenia / congenital*
  • Neutropenia / diagnosis*
  • Syndrome