study of 30 cases of renal amyloidosis

ABSTRACT

To determine the clinicopathological features of renal amyloidosis. Patients And A total number of thirty cases were included in two year study. Diagnosis was based on renal biopsy and Congo red staining. There was 18 [60%] male and 12 [40%] female patients. Age range was 20 - 70 years and maximum number was found between 40 - 50 years. Out of 30 cases tuberculosis was present in 10 [33.3%], leprosy in 6 [20%], bronchiectasis and rheumatoid arthritis in 4 [13.3%], chronic osteomyelitis in 3 [10%], ankylosing spondylitis in 2 [6.7%] and multiple myeloma in 1 [3.3%] case. Proteinuria was present in all cases. Generalised edems found in 26 [86.6%], hypertension in 17 [56.6%], hematuria in 10 [33.3%], hepatosplemngely in 5 [16.6%] patients. Tuberculosis was the commonest cause of secondary renal amyloidosis