title: [Respiratory tract amyloidosis].
abstract: Amyloidosis is a group of biochemical disturbances, leading to extracellular deposition of misfolded protein fibril's. It can be of primary, secondary or hereditary (familial) origin. The disorder is known from 150 years, and as already 23 fibril precursor proteins have been identified. Its symptoms can be systemic, localized; some forms don't produce any clinical manifestation. In this article amyloidosis pathogenesis, classification, epidemiology, prognosis and clinical characteristics are described, mainly with reference to the respiratory system.
authors.affiliation: Wojskowy Instytut Medyczny w Warszawie, Klinika Chorób Wewnetrznych, Pneumonologii i Alergologii CSK MON.
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chciałowski
authors.forename: Romuald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carewicz
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zielińska-Krawczyk
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*