title: [Massive hematuria and bladder perforation, complication of systemic amyloidosis].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Urología, Hospital general de Vic., Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tesedo Cubero
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Ristol
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernández Zuazu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dinares
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Autanell
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000209:etiology*
vernacular_title: Hematuria masiva y perforación vesical, complicación de una amiloidosis sistémica.