| Literature DB >> 11530809 |
J Gardyn1, A Schwartz, R Gal, U Lewinski, D Kristt, A M Cohen.
Abstract
It is widely accepted that amyloidosis in Waldenström's macroglobulinemia (WM) is exclusively due to amyloid light-chain deposition. However, only a small number of previous reports have actually characterized the type of amyloid in WM. We now report the third patient with WM and amyloid A protein (AA) amyloidosis. This patient developed malabsorption, nephrotic syndrome, and orthostatic hypotension. AA was immunohistochemically demonstrated in the rectal biopsy. In conjunction with previous examples of AA amyloidosis, the present report raises the possibility that AA amyloidosis may also occur in WM patients.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11530809 DOI: 10.1007/BF02982553
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Hematol ISSN: 0925-5710 Impact factor: 2.490