Amyloidosis Presenting in the Urethra

A case of primary localized amyloidosis of urethra.

Amyloidosis of the urethra is a rare disease. The clinical appearance resembles carcinoma of the urethra, so that biopsy is required to make the appropriate diagnosis. Once primary localized amyloidosis of the urethra has been diagnosed, selection of the appropriate treatment for each case becomes important. We report a case of primary localized amyloidosis in the male anterior urethra. This ca...

presenting as non - specific urethritis . Amyloid tumour of the urethra

Amyloid tumour involving the urethra is a well recognised but rare occurrence. Chronic inflammation secondary to gonococcal urethritis is thought to be a possible predisposing factor.We report the case of a young man who presented with nongonococcal urethritis and haematuria and was subsequently found to have primary amyloid of the urethra. University Department of Medical Microbiology and Geni...

Intermittent claudication as the presenting symptom in primary amyloidosis.

Multiple myeloma-amyloidosis presenting as pseudomyopathy.

Amyloidosis is a generic term that refers to the deposition of amyloid fibrils in bodily tissues. Its onset is usually after 40 years of age, with localized or systemic involvement associated with multiple myeloma or chronic inflammatory diseases, and can mimic various rheumatic syndromes. We report the case of a patient with amyloidosis associated with multiple myeloma, showing clinical charac...

Aerodigestive amyloidosis presenting as acute asthma.

Aerodigestive amyloidosis is a rare disorder characterized by fibrillar protein deposition in the aerodigestive tree. We present a case of a 19-year-old Chinese gentleman whose diagnosis was initially missed as he presented with features suggestive of severe bronchial asthma and was intubated and ventilated. He subsequently presented 2 years later with severe stridor and required emergency trac...