A Case of Amyloidosis Presenting as Chronic Cholecystitis, Misdiagnosed as Polymyalgia Rheumatica.
- Author:
Yoo Jin UM
1
;
Hyoun Ah KIM
;
Jin Hee JUNG
;
Hundo CHO
;
Joon Koo KANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Amyloidosis; Gallbladder; Cholecystitis
- MeSH: Amyloidosis*; Cholecystectomy; Cholecystitis*; Gallbladder; Humans; Kidney; Liver; Polymyalgia Rheumatica*; Rare Diseases
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology 2016;68(1):49-53
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Amyloidosis is a rare disease defined by extracellular deposits of amorphous fibrillar proteins, derived from aggregations of misfolded proteins. Localization of amyloidosis in the gallbladder is uncommon; only eight cases have been reported. We describe a case of amyloidosis diagnosed by cholecystectomy, which possibly also affected the liver and kidney. The patient was misdiagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica, but after a cholecystectomy to treat chronic cholecystitis, we ultimately diagnosed him with amyloidosis. We review amyloidosis with gallbladder involvement in the literature.
