A Case of Amyloidosis Presenting as Chronic Cholecystitis, Misdiagnosed as Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Amyloidosis is a rare disease defined by extracellular deposits of amorphous fibrillar proteins, derived from aggregations of misfolded proteins. Localization of amyloidosis in the gallbladder is uncommon; only eight cases have been reported. We describe a case of amyloidosis diagnosed by cholecystectomy, which possibly also affected the liver and kidney. The patient was misdiagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica, but after a cholecystectomy to treat chronic cholecystitis, we ultimately diagnosed him with amyloidosis. We review amyloidosis with gallbladder involvement in the literature. (Korean J Gastroenterol 2016;68:49-53).

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:68

Enthalten in:

The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology - 68(2016), 1, Seite 49-53

Sprache:

Englisch ; Koreanisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yoo-Jin Um [VerfasserIn]
Hyoun-Ah Kim [VerfasserIn]
Jin-Hee Jung [VerfasserIn]
Hundo Cho [VerfasserIn]
Joon Koo Kang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Amyloidosis
Cholecystitis
Gallbladder
Medicine
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doi:

10.4166/kjg.2016.68.1.49

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DOAJ045660050