Amyloidosis in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
We report a 53 year old man with chronic renal failure on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Following eight episodes of severe peritonitis over a 2 year period, he died and was found to have widespread AA amyloid at post-mortem.
Department of Nephrology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK.
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D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000150:complications*; D012008:Recurrence