Is celiac sprue an etiology of amyloidosis?
Gluten-sensitive enteropathy is a chronic disease due to malabsorption, and chronic inflammatory disorders may be a cause of secondary amyloidosis. We hereby report the first case with diagnosis of amyloidosis and gluten-sensitive enteropathy.
Kayhan
Burçak
B
Department of Gastroenterology, Türkiye Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. burkaygastro@hotmail.com
Kuran
O Sedef
OS
Turhan
Nesrin
N
Akdoğan
Meral
M
Sahin
Tülin
T
D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018753:Diet, Protein-Restricted; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome