Systemic Amyloid Protein a Amyloidosis Involving the Heart in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 739-743, 2014.
Artículo
en Coreano
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| ID: wpr-85491
ABSTRACT
Amyloidosis can be identified by the deposition of amyloid fibrils in biopsy specimens from multiple organs, including the heart, kidney, skin, and bowel. Systemic amyloid protein A amyloidosis (AA amyloidosis) is commonly associated with chronic inflammatory diseases or chronic infectious conditions. Cardiac involvement in AA amyloidosis is found in < 1% of reported cases. Here, we report a case of cardiac AA amyloidosis confirmed by heart biopsy in a 54-year-old-female with a medical history of rheumatoid arthritis and stage 4 chronic kidney disease due to renal amyloidosis. She had suffered from progressive aggravation of dyspnea for 2 years. Infiltrative disease involving the heart was suspected by echocardiography, and the patient was diagnosed with AA amyloidosis involving the heart by cardiac biopsy. This is a rare case of cardiac involvement in a patient with systemic AA amyloidosis associated with rheumatoid arthritis.
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Asunto principal:
Artritis Reumatoide
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Fiebre Reumática
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Piel
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Proteína Estafilocócica A
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Biopsia
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Ecocardiografía
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Disnea
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Insuficiencia Renal Crónica
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Corazón
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Insuficiencia Cardíaca
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Año:
2014
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