title: Renal amyloidosis in blacks.
abstract: In a retrospective survey of renal amyloidosis in a large general hospital, only 7 cases were found. Patients generally presented with nephrotic syndrome and symptoms of fluid overload; hypertension on presentation was unusual. Renal failure was present in 5 out of 7 patients, and uraemia in 3. The disease was secondary in 5 patients and primary in 2, and the prognosis was uniformly bad.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged