title: [Exudative pericarditis due to secondary kidney amyloidosis--a case report].
abstract: Non-infective pericarditis in some cases may be caused by secondary amyloidosis. Amyloidosis is a metabolic disorder in which amyloid protein is deposited in various organs and destroys them. The most frequent location of systemic amyloidosis are the kidneys. In this case study we report a 74-year-old man who was admitted to hospital due to very poor condition, generalised oedema and severe dyspnoea. Since 2003 the patient had been hospitalised many times due to pericarditis of unknown aetiology. In this case we diagnosed exudative pericarditis due to nephrotic syndrome caused by secondary kidney amyloidosis which occurs very rarely.
authors: Oddział Chorób Wewnetrznych Szpitala Miejskiego, ul. Sienkiewicza 79, 15-003 Białystok.
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Hrynkiewicz
authors: Filip M
authors: FM
authors: Szymański
authors: Marcin
authors: M
authors: Grabowski
authors: Adam
authors: A
authors: Markowski
authors: Beata
authors: B
authors: Naumnik
authors: Bozena
authors: B
authors: Sobkowicz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology*; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*