An apparent cure of secondary amyloidosis due to osteomyelitis.
Clinically and biopsy-proved amyloidosis developed in a 29-year-old man with osteomyelitis. After successful antibiotic treatment of the osteomyelitis, the clinical and pathologic findings of amyloidosis disappeared.
D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004009:Dicloxacillin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009254:Nafcillin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications
D009254:Nafcillin; D004009:Dicloxacillin