Gastrointestinal manifestations of amyloidosis: a case of diverticular perforation.
Amyloidosis is an intriguing disorder. Its clinical presentation usually rests on the organ(s) infiltrated with the amyloid. We report a patient who presented with peritonitis secondary to a perforated large jejunal diverticulum and multiple small bowel diverticula. We believe the diverticula were a direct result of primary amyloid infiltration of the intestine in the antimesenteric location. This is the first reported case of small bowel diverticula caused by amyloidosis.
Patel
S A
SA
Section of Digestive and Liver Diseases, University of Illinois, Chicago.
al-Haddadin
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Schopp
J
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Cantave
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Duarte
B
B
Watkins
J L
JL
D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology