Secondary amyloidosis complicating arthropathic psoriasis
Authors: TSUDA, S.1; MAEYAMA, Y.1; YAMAMOTO, N.1; SASAI, Y.1; YOSHIDA, K.2
Source: Clinical & Experimental Dermatology, Volume 21, Number 2, March 1996 , pp. 141-144(4)
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Abstract:
We report a patient with secondary systemic amyloidosis complicating arthropathic psoriasis. At autopsy amyloidosis was observed in the spleen, kidneys, liver, gastrointestinal tract, lung, heart, pancreas, adrenal glands, thyroid and gall-bladder in addition to the skin by histological, histochemical and ultrastructural studies. The amyloid deposits in these organs were of amyloid A protein type.Document Type: Research article
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2230.1996.d01-180.x
Affiliations: 1: Departments of Dermatology, 67 Asahimachi, 2: Orthopedics, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830, Japan
Publication date: 1996-03-01
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- By this author: TSUDA, S. ; MAEYAMA, Y. ; YAMAMOTO, N. ; SASAI, Y. ; YOSHIDA, K.

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