A Comparative Assessment of Methods of Demonstrating Amyloidosis in Human Tissue

This study compared methods of demonstrating amyloidosis in human tissues to recommend suitable staining resource-poor settings. Human Liver and kidney were collected fixed 10% formal saline for 24 hours. sections obtained from post-mortem samples. Samples cut with a thickness 3mm the cutting-up room. The selected placed tissue baskets carefully labeled processed histologically. using an automatic processor. employed modified Highman’s Congo Red, Metachromatic Crystal Violet method, Toluidine blue methods. results showed different reactions liver special these stains. demonstration Red method appeared as red both micrographs. stain micrograph. Furthermore, pigments However, this was properly differentiated all tissues.