[Nephrotic Syndrome Caused by AA Amyloidosis Secondary to Unicentric Castleman's Disease:Report of One Case]

Autor: Rui-Lian, You, Yu-Bing, Wen, Jing, Wang, Jie, Ma, Li-Meng, Chen, Xue-Mei, Li
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Zhongguo yi xue ke xue yuan xue bao. Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae. 44(3)
ISSN: 1000-503X
Popis: AA amyloidosis is a rare systemic complication caused commonly by chronic inflammatory arthritis,periodic fever disease,vasculitis,tumors,etc.Castleman's disease is an uncommon cause of AA amyloidosis.Here,we reported a case of unicentric Castleman's disease-induced AA amyloidosis with nephrotic syndrome as the main manifestation.The laboratory examination showed elevated levels of inflammatory indicators.We summarized the clinical manifestations,diagnosis,and therapy of this case,aiming to facilitate the management of patients with unknown reasons of renal amyloidosis.
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