[AA amyloidosis complicating sarcoidosis].
BACKGROUND
Amyloidosis combined with sarcoidosis has been very rarely described.


METHODS
We report the case of a 72-year-old man presenting with sarcoidosis and amyloidosis AA. The association of peripheral and retroperitoneal adenopathies accompanied by loss of weight and histopathological results conducted to the diagnosis of sarcoidosis, excluding other causes. Corticosteroid therapy led to a decrease in clinical manifestations and after 2 years, clinical signs of amyloidosis have not progressed.


CONCLUSIONS
According to results previously described in the literature and the description of the present case, we conclude that sarcoidosis can be complicated by amyloidosis AA, the presence of which may justify corticosteroid therapy.
Levasseur
R
R
Service de rhumatologie, CHU, Caen, France.
Le Goff
C
C
Richer
C
C
Hurault de Ligny
B
B
Marcelli
C
C
Ryckelynck
J P
JP
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein; D013997:Time Factors
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein