title: The burden of amyloidosis on the gastrointestinal tract of an ankylosing spondylitis patient.
abstract: We present a 26-year-old man with edema, ascites and bloody diarrhea that later proved to be due to gastrointestinal and renal amyloidosis. Interestingly, he was also diagnosed as having ankylosing spondylitis,-possibly after a delay of 12 years. The obscure diagnosis and challenging treatment of secondary amyloidosis are further discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey. lozcakar@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ozçakar
authors.forename: Seyfettin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Köklü
authors.forename: Bayram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kaymak
authors.forename: Sedef
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuran
authors.forename: Zişan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sakaoğullari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003078:Colchicine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003113:Colonoscopy; D018450:Disease Progression; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008558:Melphalan / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D008558:Melphalan; D003078:Colchicine