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3953498

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-4-22
pubmed:abstractText
The authors report the pathologic features of three cases of amyloidosis associated with cystic fibrosis. Renal biopsy led to the diagnosis (case 1) or suspicion (case 2) of amyloidosis in patients who were 23 and 21 years old, respectively. The third patient died at age 22 years, and amyloidosis was not discovered until autopsy. Immunohistochemical staining and potassium-permanganate pretreatment of histologic sections in all three cases provided evidence that the amyloid seen in these patients is of the secondary (AA) type. Congo red staining in each case and electron microscopy in case 1 confirmed the initial diagnosis of amyloidosis. A markedly elevated serum amyloid A protein (160 micrograms/mL; normal less than 1 microgram/mL) in case 1 indicated the presence of large quantities of the precursor protein from which the AA fibrils of secondary amyloid are derived. The kidneys, spleen, and liver contained amyloid deposits in autopsy material from all three cases. Involvement of other organs by amyloid was variable. Review of autopsy material in Boston from 23 additional cystic fibrosis patients with long-term survival did not reveal any evidence of amyloidosis. It appears that secondary amyloidosis is emerging as a significant, although rare, complication of cystic fibrosis as greater numbers of these patients survive into adulthood.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0002-9173
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
85
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
419-24
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Secondary (AA) amyloidosis in cystic fibrosis. A report of three cases.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports