[Secondary amyloidosis and rapidly progressing renal insufficiency. A clinico-pathologic study].
In the present study, 7 patients with secondary amyloidosis and renal involvement who developed rapidly progressive deterioration of renal function are reported. After the investigation of the possibly implicated clinicopathological factors a cause was found for 3 patients. In the remaining 4 patients, the rapid evolution to end stage renal disease was attributable to the rapid progression of amyloid deposits by itself. A correlation between the evolution of renal function, vascular amyloid deposits and interstitial fibrosis is reported.
Segarra Medrano
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Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital General Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona.
Tovar Méndez
J L
JL
Vidal
M T
MT
Piera Robert
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D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors
Amiloidosis secundaria e insuficiencia renal rápidamente progresiva. Estudio clinicopatológico.