单位:[1]Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Beijing, China临床科室国家中心消化分中心消化内科首都医科大学附属北京友谊医院[2]Department of Pathology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China医技科室病理科病理科首都医科大学附属北京友谊医院
Background: Amyloidosis, an systemic disorder featuring an accumulation of misfolded proteins, is a significant diagnostic challenge because of its broad range of symptoms. The symptoms of amyloidosis vary depending on the affected organs. Amyloid accumulation in the kidney generally manifests as proteinuria or impaired kidney function, whereas cases with gastrointestinal (GI) involvement present as abdominal pain, weight loss, or GI bleeding. Case Description: We report a case of systemic immunoglobulin light chain (AL) amyloidosis involving the colon and kidney in a 75-year-old female who presented with intermittent lower abdominal pain and hematochezia. A colonoscopy revealed multiple ulcerations and a submucosal hematoma with kappa light chain deposition confirmed by biopsy. The patient had many comorbidities, including renal tuberculosis, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, coronary heart disease (CHD), and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, which rendered her clinical manifestations confusing. Her condition was relatively stable during treatment with bortezomib and dexamethasone for 4 cycles. Conclusions: Systemic amyloidosis usually has a poor prognosis since most cases are detected in the late disease phase. Early disease detection depends on a comprehensive understanding of the disease and a keen recognition of the lesion. We suggest that in patients with hematochezia, colonic ulcer, and submucosa hematoma, amyloidosis with colonic involvement should be considered when other diseases are excluded.
第一作者单位:[1]Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Beijing, China
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通讯机构:[1]Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Beijing, China[*1]Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Yong’an Road 95, Beijing 100050, China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Wang Chunsaier,Yue Bing,Chen Guangyong,et al.Systemic immunoglobulin light chain (AL) amyloidosis initially presenting as hematochezia: a case report[J].ANNALS OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE.2022,doi:10.21037/apm-22-740.
APA:
Wang, Chunsaier,Yue, Bing,Chen, Guangyong,Zhang, Shutian&Luo, Xiaoya.(2022).Systemic immunoglobulin light chain (AL) amyloidosis initially presenting as hematochezia: a case report.ANNALS OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE,,
MLA:
Wang, Chunsaier,et al."Systemic immunoglobulin light chain (AL) amyloidosis initially presenting as hematochezia: a case report".ANNALS OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE .(2022)