title: [Osteoarticular amyloidosis caused by dialysis].
abstract: The accumulation of amyloid in the bone and joint system has recently been recognized as a peculiar disease in patients undergoing long-term hemodialysis (5 years at least), especially in those who use cuprophan membranes. The pathology of amyloidosis is characterized by deposits of amyloid (beta 2-microglobulin mainly) in the bone, in the synovia, and in pericapsular soft tissues. The skeleton of 46 long-term hemodialysis patients (19 males and 27 females) was studied by X-ray: bone and joint abnormalities due to amyloid deposition were observed in 45% of cases. The shoulder, hip, and wrist were the most frequently involved joints. Destructive spondyloarthropathy was present in 15% of cases. The radiographic patterns of AOD are generally divided into axial and peripheral lesions. In the appendicular skeleton abnormalities include: well-defined lytic areas (geodes), pathologic fractures, marginal erosions, and periarticular soft tissue swelling. Destructive spondyloarthropathy is frequently present in the cervical spine (85% of our cases), and is characterized by narrowing of the intervertebral space, marginal erosion, and subchondral bone sclerosis of the vertebral body.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Radiologia, Arcispedale S. Anna, Ferrara.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Orzincolo
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Bedani
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Scutellari
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cardona
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Farinelli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vita
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014986:Xeroradiography
vernacular_title: L'amiloidosi osteoarticolare da dialisi.