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Poor Outcomes in Hepatic Amyloidosis: A Report of 2 Cases
Hepatic amyloidosis is a rare disease entity that results from insoluble amyloid protein deposition in the liver. The disease often presents with vague, nonspecific clinical features. Currently, there is little literature describing treatment outcomes for biopsy-proven hepatic amyloidosis and curren...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5059556/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27774327 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7625940 |
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author | Yim, Brandon Kertowidjojo, Elizabeth Zhang, Yue Patel, Pruthvi |
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description | Hepatic amyloidosis is a rare disease entity that results from insoluble amyloid protein deposition in the liver. The disease often presents with vague, nonspecific clinical features. Currently, there is little literature describing treatment outcomes for biopsy-proven hepatic amyloidosis and current treatment guidelines recommend that patients enroll in a clinical trial due to insufficient evidence to suggest an optimal treatment regimen. Here, we present two cases of hepatic amyloidosis at an academic medical center and describe their presentation, treatment, and outcomes. These cases highlight the poor outcomes and difficult management of hepatic amyloidosis. Further understanding and investigation of this rare disease are warranted. |
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spelling | pubmed-50595562016-10-23 Poor Outcomes in Hepatic Amyloidosis: A Report of 2 Cases Yim, Brandon Kertowidjojo, Elizabeth Zhang, Yue Patel, Pruthvi Case Rep Oncol Med Case Report Hepatic amyloidosis is a rare disease entity that results from insoluble amyloid protein deposition in the liver. The disease often presents with vague, nonspecific clinical features. Currently, there is little literature describing treatment outcomes for biopsy-proven hepatic amyloidosis and current treatment guidelines recommend that patients enroll in a clinical trial due to insufficient evidence to suggest an optimal treatment regimen. Here, we present two cases of hepatic amyloidosis at an academic medical center and describe their presentation, treatment, and outcomes. These cases highlight the poor outcomes and difficult management of hepatic amyloidosis. Further understanding and investigation of this rare disease are warranted. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016 2016-09-28 /pmc/articles/PMC5059556/ /pubmed/27774327 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7625940 Text en Copyright © 2016 Brandon Yim et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Yim, Brandon Kertowidjojo, Elizabeth Zhang, Yue Patel, Pruthvi Poor Outcomes in Hepatic Amyloidosis: A Report of 2 Cases |
title | Poor Outcomes in Hepatic Amyloidosis: A Report of 2 Cases |
title_full | Poor Outcomes in Hepatic Amyloidosis: A Report of 2 Cases |
title_fullStr | Poor Outcomes in Hepatic Amyloidosis: A Report of 2 Cases |
title_full_unstemmed | Poor Outcomes in Hepatic Amyloidosis: A Report of 2 Cases |
title_short | Poor Outcomes in Hepatic Amyloidosis: A Report of 2 Cases |
title_sort | poor outcomes in hepatic amyloidosis: a report of 2 cases |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5059556/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27774327 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7625940 |
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