A case of secondary amyloidosis due to bronchiectasis.
- Author:
Sung Woo KWON
1
;
Sung Ho CHOI
;
Hee Jung YOON
;
Jae Phil CHOI
;
Young Goo SONG
;
Jong Hwa LEE
;
Chan Il PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. imfell@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Amyloidosis;
Bronchiectasis
- MeSH:
Amyloidosis*;
Biopsy;
Birefringence;
Bronchiectasis*;
Colon, Sigmoid;
Diagnosis;
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous;
Humans;
Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction;
Pneumonia
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2005;68(5):576-580
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
