title: Renal and gastrointestinal amyloidosis in an HIV-infected injection drug user.
abstract: A 30-year-old HIV-infected intravenous drug user presented with sepsis, acute renal failure, oedema, proteinuria and iron deficiency anaemia. After extensive investigation, a diagnosis of reactive systemic AA (amyloid, serum amyloid A protein) amyloidosis was made on the basis of renal, gastric and duodenal biopsies.
authors.affiliation: T8, University College London Hospitals, London NW1 2BU, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Newey
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Odedra
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Standish
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Furmali
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications*; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000821:virology; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications*