title: Amyloid goiter in a case of systemic amyloidosis secondary to ankylosing spondylitis.
abstract: Infiltrative diseases of the thyroid include systemic sclerosis, hemochromatosis, sarcoidosis, chondrocalcinosis and amyloidosis. Only rarely does thyroid amyloidosis result in clinically palpable goiter. Classically, amyloidosis is associated with tuberculosis, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple myeloma or inflammatory bowel disease. Only rarely does clinical amyloidosis develop in the setting of ankylosing spondylitis. We describe a case of amyloid goiter in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis-associated amyloidosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA. pcohan@mednet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cohan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirschowitz
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanavoli
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Van Herle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000682:Amyloid / Q000032:analysis; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001706:Biopsy; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology; D003106:Colon / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology; D006042:Goiter / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology; D013965:Thyroidectomy
chemical_list: D000682:Amyloid