Gastrointestinal Polyps and Hemorrhage as a Presentation of Primary Systemic Light Chain Amyloidosis

Light-chain amyloidosis is caused by deposition of immunoglobulin light chains within multiple organs, including the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Gastrointestinal hemorrhage is a less frequent presentation. Endoscopic findings are nonspecific, and bleeding mucosal polyps are rare. We report a 59-yea...

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Autores principales: Suchartlikitwong, Sakolwan, Tantrachoti, Pakpoom, Mingbunjerdsuk, Thammasak, Laoveeravat, Passisd, Rakvit, Ariwan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American College of Gastroenterology 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5992335/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29915792
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2018.44

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