Femoral neuropathy and ischemic colitis associated with amyloidosis in hemodialysis patients.
Renal failure is often the presenting problem with amyloidosis and it portends a generally poor prognosis. Two of 121 patients in a home dialysis program were found to have amyloidosis after they developed unusual complications, ischemic colitis and femoral neuropathy. Both ultimately died as a result of their disease. From the limited experience that is reported, it appears that renal transplantation offers a better alternative for long term therapy than hemodialysis.
D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications*; D003092:Colitis / Q000209:etiology*; D003106:Colon / Q000098:blood supply; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013848:Thigh