Case Reports
Duodenal biopsy: an unexpected confirmatory test for a patient with al-amyloidosis
Authors:
S. Pirasath ,
Teaching Hospital, Jaffna, LK
About S.
University Medical Unit
T. Kumanan,
Teaching Hospital, Jaffna, LK
About T.
University Medical Unit
G. Selvaratnam,
Teaching Hospital, Jaffna, LK
About G.
University Medical Unit
V. Sujanitha,
Teaching Hospital, Jaffna, LK
About V.
University Medical Unit
D. D. Dikowita
Teaching Hospital, Jaffna, LK
About D. D.
University Medical Unit
Abstract
SSystemic AL- amyloidosis is a disorder of protein folding in which there is extra-cellular accumulation as β pleated fibrillar deposits of monoclonal immunoglobulin light chain fragments. AL- amyloidosis is a rare clinical entity. A presentation with clinical and histological evidence of gastrointestinal amyloidosis is even rare. Here we report primary AL- amyloidosis secondary to lamda (λ) light chain myeloma in a middle-aged woman who presented with nephrotic syndrome and motor peripheral neuropathy.
How to Cite:
Pirasath, S., Kumanan, T., Selvaratnam, G., Sujanitha, V. and Dikowita, D.D., 2019. Duodenal biopsy: an unexpected confirmatory test for a patient with al-amyloidosis. Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine, 28(1), pp.65–69. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljm.v28i1.101
Published on
27 Jun 2019.
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