title: [Primary amyloidosis of the gastrointestinal tract and liver--two case reports].
abstract: In primary amyloidosis the gastrointestinal tract and the liver are commonly involved, but clinical features and prognosis are mainly determined by the extent of cardiac and renal involvement. We review two cases with primary amyloidosis of the gastrointestinal tract and the liver. The predominant symptoms were malabsorption and hepatomegaly with cholestasis. The clinical aspects, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of primary amyloidosis of the gastrointestinal tract and the liver are discussed in the context of the current literature.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik II, Universität Leipzig.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Halm
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Berr
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eggers
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wohlgemuth
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mössner
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001706:Biopsy; D002780:Cholestasis, Intrahepatic / Q000209:etiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006529:Hepatomegaly / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis
vernacular_title: Primäre Amyloidose des Gastrointestinaltraktes und der Leber--Zwei Fallberichte.