title: [Secondary amyloidosis in ulcerative colitis--successful treatment with colchicine].
abstract: A 20 year old male patient with a four-years-history of moderately active ulcerative colitis was admitted due to extensive generalized edema. He suffered from a nephrotic syndrome, which was caused by secondary renal amyloidosis due to the colitis. Under continuous low dose therapy with colchicine in addition to the usual colitis therapy proteinuria decreased from values above 10 g/die to about 3 g/die and edema disappeared completely. Secondary amyloidosis following inflammatory bowel disease is a rare event, in case of ulcerative colitis a true curiosity. Cases published so far are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Gastroenterologie, Universität Köln.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Menges
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Steffen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003078:Colchicine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D003078:Colchicine; D006854:Hydrocortisone
vernacular_title: Sekundäre Amyloidose bei Colitis ulcerosa--erfolgreiche Behandlung mit Kolchizin.