A 54-year-old female with a 23-year history of systemic lupus erythematosus was admitted because of loss of renal function and nephrotic syndrome. Renal biopsy showed deposition of AA amyloid as demonstrated by Congo red staining and reactivity with protein AA-specific antibodies. Immune deposits we
Hyperimmunoglobulin M syndrome associated with systemic amyloidosis type AA
✍ Scribed by A. Öner; G. Demircin; K. Tinaztepe; O. Pekuz; F. Ersoy
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 114 KB
- Volume
- 154
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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