Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-6-27
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of the study was to determine the frequency of amyloidosis detected by gastroduodenal biopsy in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, and to investigate correlations between the results of gastroduodenal biopsy and abdominal fat and renal biopsies. A total of consecutive 1006 RA patients underwent gastroduodenal biopsy. The 71 patients who tested positive for gastrointestinal (GI) amyloidosis were asked to undergo renal and abdominal fat biopsies, and 21 did so. Renal biopsies were also performed on 12 patients with no amyloidosis but indicators of drug-induced renal damage, and abdominal fat biopsies were performed on 50 RA patients with no indication of amyloidosis. The prevalence of GI amyloidosis was 7.1%. Urinary abnormalities and GI symptoms were common in GI amyloidisis, and inflammatory markers were elevated. Sixty-one (86%) had either depressed creatinine clearance or urinary symptoms. Nineteen of the 21 patients (91%) with GI amyloidosis who underwent renal biopsies also had renal amyloid deposits. Eleven of the 21 (52%) had amyloidosis on abdominal fat biopsy. None of the 12 patients without GI amyloidosis had renal amyloidosis on renal biopsy, and none of the 50 patients without GI amyloidosis had amyloidosis on abdominal fat biopsy. Gastroduodenal biopsy reveals a high prevalence of amyloidosis in RA patients. Amyloidosis is often associated with signs of renal impairment. Results of GI biopsy are highly correlated with those of renal biopsy, but the results of fat biopsy are not. We recommend GI biopsy for RA patients for the screening of systemic amyloidosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0770-3198
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
123-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12086162-Abdominal Wall, pubmed-meshheading:12086162-Adipose Tissue, pubmed-meshheading:12086162-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:12086162-Age Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:12086162-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12086162-Amyloidosis, pubmed-meshheading:12086162-Arthritis, Rheumatoid, pubmed-meshheading:12086162-Biopsy, Needle, pubmed-meshheading:12086162-Cohort Studies, pubmed-meshheading:12086162-Comorbidity, pubmed-meshheading:12086162-Confidence Intervals, pubmed-meshheading:12086162-Duodenum, pubmed-meshheading:12086162-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12086162-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12086162-Kidney, pubmed-meshheading:12086162-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12086162-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12086162-Odds Ratio, pubmed-meshheading:12086162-Prevalence, pubmed-meshheading:12086162-Probability, pubmed-meshheading:12086162-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:12086162-Sensitivity and Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:12086162-Severity of Illness Index, pubmed-meshheading:12086162-Sex Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:12086162-Stomach
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparison of gastroduodenal, renal and abdominal fat biopsies for diagnosing amyloidosis in rheumatoid arthritis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Niigata University School of Medicine, Japan. kurodat@med.niigata-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study