title: [Inflammatory bowel disease and amyloidosis].
abstract: Secondary (AA) amyloidosis is a rare but serious complication of longstanding inflammatory bowel disease that can affect the patient's prognosis more than the underlying disease. Although early diagnosis of this complication is becoming more frequent, its effective treatment continues to pose a challenge to the clinician. We present two cases of Crohn's disease complicated by secondary amyloidosis after two years, and describe their outcome.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, España. pitudoc@yahoo.es
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iñarrairaegui Bastarrica
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arín Letamendia
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Zozaya Urmeneta
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Gutiérrez
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Castán Martínez
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Amat Villegas
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Beloqui Pérez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged