Amyloidosis of the middle ear in a chronically hemodialyzed patient.
We report a 24-year-old woman on chronic hemodialysis for 7 years in whom investigations for an acute hearing loss revealed a serous otitis media. Tissue obtained at bilateral tympanotomy contained amyloid, which proved to be sensitive to potassium permanganate. This finding may indicate that amyloidosis in hemodialyzed patients is more common than initially thought. A brief review of amyloidosis in hemodialyzed patients is given.
Korzets
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Department of Nephrology, Golda Medical Center (Hasharon), Petah Tikva, Israel.
Ben-Tovim
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Zohar
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Y
Zevin
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D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*