Hereditary lysozyme amyloidosis: spontaneous hepatic rupture (15 years apart) in mother and daughter. role of emergency liver transplantation.

Hepatic rupture is a rare condition, and treatment options are very limited. We report a case of hepatic rupture secondary to hereditary lysozyme amyloidosis that was successfully treated by liver transplantation. The mother of this patient had presented in an identical fashion 15 years earlier in the pretransplant era and died very rapidly. Copyright 2006 AASLD