The burden of amyloidosis on the gastrointestinal tract of an ankylosing spondylitis patient

özçakar l., köklü s., kaymak b., Kuran S., sakaoğulları z.

CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY, cilt.22, sa.6, ss.440-442, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10067-003-0755-9
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.440-442
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

We present a 26-year-old man with edema, ascites and bloody diarrhea that later proved to be due to gastrointestinal and renal amyloidosis. Interestingly, he was also diagnosed as having ankylosing spondylitis,-possibly after a delay of 12 years. The obscure diagnosis and challenging treatment of secondary amyloidosis are further discussed.