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AMYLOIDOSIS |
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systemic (generalised amyloidosis): |
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immunocyte dyscrasias [1° amyloidosis (AL amyloid) associated with multiple myeloma] |
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reactive systemic amyloidosis [2° amyloidosis(AA amyloid)]:chronic suppuration, eg. osteomyelitisrheumatoid arthritis leprosy (commonest cause world-wide) inflammatory bowel disease |
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heredo-familial amyloidosis (familial amyloidotic neuropathies):neuropathic forms (several), eg. Portuguese type [AFp amyloid]non-neuropathic forms, eg. familial Mediterranean fever [AA amyloid] |
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haemodialysis-associated amyloidosis [b 2-microglobulin] |
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localised amyloidosis: |
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senile, eg. cardiac [ASc amyloid]cerebral [in Alzheimer's disease]isolated atrial amyloidosis islets of Langerhans in NIDDM endocrine, eg. associated with medullary carcinoma of thyroid [AEt amyloid] |
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