Amyloidosis Masquerading as Alcohol-Related Cirrhosis
| Autor: | Navroop Nagra, Blaire Burman, Christopher R. Gault, Asma Siddique, Russell Dorer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Cirrhosis Amyloid Hepatic amyloidosis 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Gastroenterology ascites 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine Ascites Internal Medicine medicine Multiple myeloma amyloidosis alcohol business.industry cirrhosis Amyloidosis cardiac amyloidosis General Engineering hepatic amyloidosis medicine.disease multiple myeloma Oncology Cardiac amyloidosis ascitic fluid analysis medicine.symptom business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Tissue biopsy |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.8976 |
| Popis: | Amyloidosis can affect multiple organs, and involvement of the heart is the most common cause of death. Signs and symptoms vary depending upon the organ system affected by amyloid. Liver involvement is often seen, but symptoms are usually mild and nonspecific in isolated hepatic amyloidosis. None of the laboratory markers and imaging is characteristic of this condition; therefore, diagnosis is often delayed. Tissue biopsy is required for definitive diagnosis. Herein, we report a case where the patient’s symptoms had been attributed to alcohol-related cirrhosis; however, further workup ultimately led to a diagnosis of systemic amyloidosis with multi-organ involvement. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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