A Diagnostic Challenge in a Patient with Intractable Nausea and Vomiting: A Case of Systemic Amyloidosis

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Ali Ghani
Ali Ghani
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Naveed Ali
Naveed Ali
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Apurva Gandhi
Apurva Gandhi
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Ritesh Rampure
Ritesh Rampure
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Herbert E. Auerbach DO
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Amyloidosis is a rare disorder caused by deposition of amyloid fibrils in various tissues causing structural and functional defects. Depending upon organs involved, it may be categorized as localized or systemic. Systemic amyloidosis involves multiple organs where some organs are affected more commonly than others. Diagnosis is often challenging as in a 76-yearsold female described here who presented with intractable nausea and vomiting. Clinical course was complicated because of simultaneous presence of peptic ulcer disease and hypothyroidism. Involvement of multiple systems including gastrointestinal tract, thyroid, liver, heart and kidneys was seen, and diagnosis was achieved after renal biopsy showing Congo red staining and apple green birefringence. Gastric and thyroid infiltration by amyloidosis are extremely rare occurrences described very infrequently in the literature. However, to our knowledge, involvement of both organs in a single patient has not been reported in the literature.

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Ali Ghani. 2016. \u201cA Diagnostic Challenge in a Patient with Intractable Nausea and Vomiting: A Case of Systemic Amyloidosis\u201d. Global Journal of Medical Research - C: Microbiology & Pathology GJMR-C Volume 15 (GJMR Volume 15 Issue C5): .

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Amyloidosis is a rare disorder caused by deposition of amyloid fibrils in various tissues causing structural and functional defects. Depending upon organs involved, it may be categorized as localized or systemic. Systemic amyloidosis involves multiple organs where some organs are affected more commonly than others. Diagnosis is often challenging as in a 76-yearsold female described here who presented with intractable nausea and vomiting. Clinical course was complicated because of simultaneous presence of peptic ulcer disease and hypothyroidism. Involvement of multiple systems including gastrointestinal tract, thyroid, liver, heart and kidneys was seen, and diagnosis was achieved after renal biopsy showing Congo red staining and apple green birefringence. Gastric and thyroid infiltration by amyloidosis are extremely rare occurrences described very infrequently in the literature. However, to our knowledge, involvement of both organs in a single patient has not been reported in the literature.

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