AA-amyloidosis presenting with chronic diarrhea and cardiac manifestations.
In secondary amyloidosis (AA type), clinically significant cardiac and gastrointestinal involvement are uncommon, in contrast to the primary type. We report a case presenting with chronic diarrhea and cardiac manifestations who was diagnosed as having AA-amyloidosis with unknown predisposing illness based on endomyocardial, rectal and subcutaneous fat tissue biopsies.
Demirtaş
M
M
Department of Cardiology, Cukurova University, Medical School, Adana, Turkey.
Uluhan
A
A
Paydaş
S
S
Gönlüşen
G
G
Usal
A
A
Tuncer
I
I
Birand
A
A
D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D002313:Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004699:Endocardium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology