A case of secondary amyloidosis due to bronchiectasis / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 576-580, 2005.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
The Amyloidosis represent a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by abnormal extracellular and endothelial accumulation of insoluble proteins. This disorder displays variable clinical symptoms depending upon the involved organ and a diagnosis is rendered through a biopsy of the affected organ, follwed by staining using Congo-red which reveals an apple-green birefringence. We report a case of secondary amyloidosis diagnosed incidentally by endoscopic gastric and sigmoid colon mucosal biopsy in a patient who had history of bronchiectasis and recurrent pneumonia, pseudomembranous colitis and paralytic ileus.
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Main subject:
Pneumonia
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Colon, Sigmoid
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Biopsy
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Birefringence
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Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction
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Bronchiectasis
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Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
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Diagnosis
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Amyloidosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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