Unusual case of amyloidosis presenting as a jejunal mass
| Autor: | Irshad H. Jafri, Sachin Mohan, Elliot Graziano, James Campbell |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Diarrhea
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty haematology (incl blood transfusion) Amyloid Gastrointestinal Diseases Case Report Disease LIGHT CHAIN DISEASE Asymptomatic 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans endoscopy Unusual case medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Amyloidosis food and beverages General Medicine medicine.disease Small intestine Endoscopy medicine.anatomical_structure 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology general practice / family medicine medicine.symptom business Multiple Myeloma small intestine 030215 immunology |
| Zdroj: | BMJ Case Reports |
| ISSN: | 1757-790X |
| Popis: | Amyloidosis constitutes a heterogeneous group of disorders of protein misfolding that can involve different organ systems. The disease can occur either in a systemic or localised manner that is well known to involve the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. GI amyloidosis can present with a wide range of symptoms including diarrhoea, bleeding and obstruction. This case illustrates a patient with localised jejunal amyloid light chain disease that was diagnosed serendipitously during a workup for haematuria. Our patient was otherwise asymptomatic, but this case underscores the importance of considering amyloidosis as a possible cause of isolated masses of the small intestine. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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