Malabsorption syndrome due to amyloidosis of the intestine secondary to lepromatous leprosy: report of a case.

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Case Reports1 November 1960MALABSORPTION SYNDROME DUE TO AMYLOIDOSIS OF THE INTESTINE SECONDARY TO LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY: REPORT OF A CASER. M. BEDDOW, M.D., I. L. TILDEN, M.D.R. M. BEDDOW, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, I. L. TILDEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-53-5-1017 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAmyloidosis is usually classified as follows: (1) primary, systemic or focal, of unknown etiology; (2) secondary, the end result of some other chronic disease, most notably tuberculosis, but also syphilis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteomyelitis, bronchiectasis, cancer or lepromatous lepropsy; and (3) amyloidosis associated with multiple myeloma. Secondary amyloidosis, by far the most common, is said to involve the liver, spleen, kidneys, adrenals and intestine most often; primary amyloidosis, the heart, blood vessels and connective tissues, but there is much overlapping, and some1now believe that the separation of cases into primary and secondary types is artificial, and that the differences in...Bibliography1. Jackson A: Amyloidosis, Arch. Int. Med. 93: 494, 1954. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. Golden A: Primary systemic amyloidosis of the alimentary tract, Arch. Int. Med. 75: 413, 1945. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. AdlersbergSchein DJ: Clinical and pathologic studies in sprue, J. A. M. A. 134: 1459, 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Schein J: Syndrome of non-tropical sprue with hitherto undescribed lesions of the intestine, Gastroenterology 8: 438, 1947. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. FindleyAdams JWW: Primary systemic amyloidosis simulating constrictive pericarditis, Arch. Int. Med. 81: 342, 1948. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. Dahlin DC: Secondary amyloidosis, Ann. Int. Med. 31: 105, 1949. LinkGoogle Scholar7. Bero GL: Amyloidosis: its clinical and pathologic manifestations with a report of 12 cases, Ann. Int. Med. 46: 931, 1957. LinkGoogle Scholar8. Ishihara S: A study of the serum proteins in leprosy, Internat. J. Leprosy 21: 187, 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar9. RossGemar HF: Studies on serum proteins in leprosy: the alpha, beta and gamma globulin fractions, Internat. J. Leprosy 19: 445, 1951. MedlineGoogle Scholar10. GrayBancroft HH: Tuberculosis at the United States Public Health Service Hospital, Carville, Louisiana, 1922-1950, Internat. J. Leprosy 20: 467, 1952. MedlineGoogle Scholar11. ShuttleworthRoss JSH: Secondary amyloidosis in leprosy, Ann. Int. Med. 45: 23, 1956. LinkGoogle Scholar12. BeresWengerKirsner PJJ: The use of I131 triolein in the study of the absorptive disorders in man, Gastroenterology 32: 1, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Honolulu, Hawii*Received for publication May 25, 1959.From the Straub Clinic, Honolulu, Hawaii.Requests for reprints should be addressed to I. L. Tilden, M.D., Straub Clinic, 1000 Ward Ave., Honolulu 14, Hawaii. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySecondary amyloidosis of the gastrointestinal tract: An electron microscopic studyDiarrhöenAmyloidose des DünndarmsDie chronisch entzündlichen DarmkrankheitenIntestinal Malabsorption: First Manifestation of Amyloidosis in Familial Mediterranean FeverInfiltrative diseases of the small bowel and malabsorptionPathologie und Klinik der LepraSecondary amyloidosis of human colonic mucosaDeposition of amyloid in the gastrointestinal tract.Amyloidosis and the gutA clinical analysis of the course and prognosis of forty-two patients with amyloidosisAmyloidosisPrimary amyloidosisSteatorrheaConjunctival Amyloidosis in Association with Systemic Amyloid DiseaseObservations on Secondary Malabsorption Syndromes of Intestinal Origin Regional Enteritis, Lymphoma, Jejunal Diverticulosis, Gastrojejunocolic FistulaHAROLD H. SCUDAMORE, PH.D., M.D., F.A.C.P. 1 November 1960Volume 53, Issue 5Page: 1017-1027KeywordsAmyloidosisLeprosyLiverMucous membranesMultiple myelomaOsteomyelitisRheumatoid arthritisSpleenSyphilisSystemic diseases Issue Published: 1 November 1960 PDF downloadLoading ...