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Performing and Processing FNA of Anterior Fat Pad for Amyloid
Published on: October 30, 2010
[Secondary amyloidosis complicating ulcerative colitis]
Enrique Basili1, Marta Cazo, René Laugier
1Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Hôpital de la Timone, France.
Abstract:
We report a case of amyloidosis secondary to ulcerative colitis. A 33-year-old man with total ulcerative colitis was treated by proctocolectomy 3 years and 5 months after the onset of the disease. One year later, a nephrotic syndrome revealed a secondary amyloidosis that led to end-stage renal failure 14 years later. Colectomy could have delayed renal failure. During the 27-year time of follow-up, ulcerative colitis was the only detected disease possibly responsible for secondary amyloidosis.
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