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Symptomatic Primary (AL) Amyloidosis of the Stomach and Duodenum
Joint Authors
Waldum, Helge L.
Skarsvåg, Espen
Aarset, Harald
Fossmark, Reidar
Hjorth-Hansen, Henrik
Source
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-02-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Primary (AL) amyloidosis of the gastrointestinal tract is relatively rare, and symptomatic amyloidosis of the stomach is even more seldom.
We present the case of a patient who was referred to upper endoscopy because of weight loss, nausea, and vomiting.
Large areas of intramucosal hemorrhages were seen, and biopsies resulted in profuse bleeding stopped with endoscopic clips.
The biopsies showed amyloid depositions and further workup revealed that the patient also had cardiac and neuropathic involvements.
The patient started treatment with dexamethasone, melphalan and bortezomib.
After treatment was started the nausea and epigastric discomfort improved, and a reduction in the biochemical markers troponin T, NT-proBNP, and M-component was observed.
Gastric amyloidosis is rarely seen at upper endoscopy in patients without a previously established diagnosis, but the unusual endoscopic findings and bleeding tendency after biopsy should be kept in mind by gastroenterologists.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Fossmark, Reidar& Skarsvåg, Espen& Aarset, Harald& Hjorth-Hansen, Henrik& Waldum, Helge L.. 2013. Symptomatic Primary (AL) Amyloidosis of the Stomach and Duodenum. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Fossmark, Reidar…[et al.]. Symptomatic Primary (AL) Amyloidosis of the Stomach and Duodenum. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Fossmark, Reidar& Skarsvåg, Espen& Aarset, Harald& Hjorth-Hansen, Henrik& Waldum, Helge L.. Symptomatic Primary (AL) Amyloidosis of the Stomach and Duodenum. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1005691
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1005691