Reactive amyloidosis associated with ischial callosititis

Systemic Reactive Amyloidosis Associated with Castleman's Disease

We report this case of secondary amyloidosis associated with Castleman's disease. A 51-year-old man presented with systemic symptoms of generalized weakness, fatigue, unintended weight loss, anorexia and progressively worsening abdominal distension. On examination he was found to have an indurated right-sided submandibular mass and tense ascites. He was found to have multiorgan dysfunction with...

IgG cryoglobulinemia associated with amyloidosis.

A patient with symptomatic primary cryoThis case constitutes, to our knowledge, globulinemia was followed for 9 yr and was the first example of amyloidosis associated found at autopsy to have generalized amylwith monoclonal lgG cryoglobulinemia, with oidosis. There was a monoclonal serum characterization of the monoclonal serum protein spike of lgG kappa type that was cryoglobulin, and also the...

Amyloidosis associated with HIV infection.

Regional enteritis associated with amyloidosis.

Two patients with regional enteritis who developed renal failure due to amyloidosis are described. The literature is reviewed briefly and the hope expressed that this association will be recognized more frequently in the future.

CVID Associated with Systemic Amyloidosis

Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is a frequent primary immune deficiency (PID), which consists of a heterogeneous group of disorders and can present with recurrent infections, chronic diarrhea, autoimmunity, chronic pulmonary and gastrointestinal diseases, and malignancy. Secondary amyloidosis is an uncommon complication of CVID. We report an unusual case of a 27-year-old male patient wh...