Mucosal suggillation in the colon in secondary amyloidosis.
Amyloidosis of the gastrointestinal tract can mimic a variety of different conditions. The symptoms and findings depend upon the localization and extent of the amyloid deposits. This report concerns a 53-year-old female patient with secondary amyloidosis in the presence of a plasmocytoma, in whom, at endoscopy, petechial mucosal suggillation were observed in the distal colon. The cause of the mucosal petechiae were probably vascular changes induced by deposits of amyloid.
D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D004438:Ecchymosis / Q000209:etiology; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000473:pathology; D012007:Rectum / Q000473:pathology