Secondary amyloidosis causes
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shaghayegh Habibi, M.D.[2]
Overview
Overview
Causes of secondary amyloidosis can include any persistent inflammatory process such as rheumatologic, autoinflammatory, chronic infectious, and other disorders.
Causes
Causes
- Most common causes of secondary amyloidosis include:[1]
- Tuberculosis (50%)
- Familial Mediterranean fever (26 – 40%)
- Rheumatoid arthritis (20 – 25%)
- Multiple myeloma (10 – 15%)
- For more information on possible causes, click here.
References
References
- ↑ Shin YM (March 2011). “Hepatic amyloidosis”. Korean J Hepatol. 17 (1): 80–3. doi:10.3350/kjhep.2011.17.1.80. PMC 3304630. PMID 21494083.
- ↑ Meira T, Sousa R, Cordeiro A, Ilgenfritz R, Borralho P (2015). “Intestinal Amyloidosis in Common Variable Immunodeficiency and Rheumatoid Arthritis”. Case Rep Gastrointest Med. 2015: 405695. doi:10.1155/2015/405695. PMC 4553190. PMID 26351592.
- ↑ Kadiroğlu AK, Yıldırım Y, Yılmaz Z, Kayabaşı H, Avcı Y, Yıldırım MS, Yılmaz ME (2012). “A rare cause of secondary amyloidosis: common variable immunodeficiency disease”. Case Rep Nephrol. 2012: 860208. doi:10.1155/2012/860208. PMC 3914192. PMID 24558615.
- ↑ Lim AY, Lee JH, Jung KS, Gwag HB, Kim DH, Kim SJ, Lee GY, Kim JS, Kim HJ, Lee SY, Lee JE, Jeon ES, Kim K (July 2015). “Clinical features and outcomes of systemic amyloidosis with gastrointestinal involvement: a single-center experience”. Korean J. Intern. Med. 30 (4): 496–505. doi:10.3904/kjim.2015.30.4.496. PMC 4497337. PMID 26161016.
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