Renal amyloidosis complicating Crohn's disease. Case report and review of the literature.
A patient with renal amyloidosis secondary to Crohn's disease is reported. The results of colchicine therapy after 3 1/2 years of treatment were so good that we review relevant data from the literature.
Efstratiadis
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First Department of Internal Medicine, General Central Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Mainas
A
A
Leontsini
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M
D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003078:Colchicine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male
D003078:Colchicine