[Massive hematuria and bladder perforation, complication of systemic amyloidosis].
Secondary amyloidosis of the bladder is a rare cause of hematuria. When it presents, it is a life-threatening condition with a mortality rate of 60%. The diagnosis is based on the anatomopathological finding of amyloid deposits in extracellular interstitium. A case of massive hematuria in a patient with systemic amyloidosis secondary to long-standing rheumatoid arthritis is described. Like most of the cases reported elsewhere, the outcome was fatal.
Tesedo Cubero
J
J
Unidad de Urología, Hospital general de Vic., Barcelona, España.
Ristol
R M
RM
Fernández Zuazu
J
J
Dinares
J
J
Autanell
J
J
D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000209:etiology*
Hematuria masiva y perforación vesical, complicación de una amiloidosis sistémica.