Renal Apolipoprotein A-I Amyloidosis: A Rare and Usually Ignored Cause of Hereditary Tubulointerstitial Nephritis

Renal apolipoprotein A-I amyloidosis: a rare and usually ignored cause of hereditary tubulointerstitial nephritis.

Apolipoprotein A-I amyloidosis is a rare, late-onset, autosomal dominant condition characterized by systemic deposition of amyloid in tissues, the major clinical problems being related to renal, hepatic, and cardiac involvement. Described is the clinical and histologic picture of renal involvement as a result of apolipoprotein A-I amyloidosis in five families of Italian ancestry. In all of the ...

karyomegalic tubulointerstitial nephritis: a rare cause of chronic kidney disease

PReS-FINAL-2266: A rare cause for childhood uveitis: TINU (tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis) syndrome

Methods: case report 15-year-old female admitted with 20 day duration of extreme fatigue, loss of appetite, weight loss and redness in eyes and decreased vision. Ophthalmologic examination suggested bilateral anterior uveitis and right eye anterior granulomatosis uveitis. We found mild renal insufficiency; serum urea was 76 mg/dl, creatinine level was 1,2 mg/dl both of which were elevated. The ...

Amyloidosis: a rare cause of tongue swelling.

Vascular or lymphatic malformation can present as a diffuse tongue mass, suggested by a bluish hue or overlying vesicles. Tuberculosis, hypothyroidism, acromegaly, and idiopathic muscular hypertrophy manifest clinically as macroglossia, for which the diagnosis is aided by the medical history and other physical signs. Moreover, the nodular appearance of the macroglossia suggests other pathologie...

[Laryngeal amyloidosis: a rare cause of hoarseness].

INTRODUCTION The larynx is a rare site of deposition for amyloidosis. Diagnosis may be delayed and evoked in patients with prolonged hoarseness. We have reported two cases of laryngeal amyloidosis. EXEGESIS One man and one woman suffered from hoarseness during one and three years, respectively. Laryngoscopic examination showed diffuse infiltration of the larynx. Amyloidosis was confirmed by t...