Primary perireticulin amyloidosis in a 14-year-old girl
β Scribed by H. Hake; U. Goll; W. Thoenes
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1976
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 990 KB
- Volume
- 124
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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β¦ Synopsis
A primary perireticulin amyloidosis is reported in a 14-year-old girl, which showed the symptoms of a steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome. The diagnosis was established by biopsies of kidney and rectum. Occurrence of amyloidosis in childhood and the clinical picture are discussed and references to clinical trials carried out are given.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
The patient was born in October 1977 to a gravida-5, para-3, abortion-2, 3 1-year-old, healthy African-American woman. The pregnancy was uncomplicated. The patient's father and two older stepbrothers have no known liver disease, and the parents are not consanguineous. At the time of birth, the patie