The Expanding Spectrum of a Disease
作者:
Ilgar Tasdemir,
Bülent Sivri,
Çetin Turgan,
Salih Emri,
Unal Yasavul,
Sali Çaglar,
期刊:
Nephron
(Karger Available online 1989)
卷期:
Volume 52,
issue 2
页码: 154-157
ISSN:1660-8151
年代: 1989
DOI:10.1159/000185619
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: Behçet’s disease;Amyloidosis;Nephrotic syndrome;Colchicine
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
In this report, we present a series of 6 patients with Behçet’s disease (BD) associated with amyloidosis whose illnesses date back at least 4 years. In all the cases, nephrotic syndrome heralded the onset of amyloidosis, which was diagnosed by percutaneous kidney biopsies. After the diagnosis of amyloidosis, all subjects received colchicine, and steroids were discontinued. Three patients have benefited from treatment. It was suggested that amyloidosis may be an intrinsic feature of BD or that the suppurative lesions may play a role in the accumulation of amyloid in the tissues. The literature was reviewed and discuss
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