[Renal amyloidosis complicating Crohn's disease: report of two cases and review of literature].
Secondary amyloidosis is caused by the extracellular store of the fragment AA of the circulatory protein in serum amyloid-A. It can complicate diseases such as family mediterranean fever, rheumatoid arthritis or Crohn's disease. Renal amyloidosis is a rare but serious complication of Crohn's disease. We report two cases of Crohn's disease associated with a nephrotic syndrome due to renal amyloidosis. It is important to recognize this complication, especially since Colchicine has been proposed as a possible treatment. So, the search for proteinuria seems to be important for an early diagnosis of renal amyloidosis in Crohn's disease.
Elloumi
Hela
H
Service de Gastroentérologie, Hôpital universitaire Sahloul, Sousse, Tunisie.
Ben Slama
Aida
A
Arfaoui
Dalenda
D
Ghouma
Mouna
M
Sfar
Souhir
S
Ajmi
Salem
S
D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged