J Korean Rheum Assoc.
2003 Mar;10(1):71-75.
Remission of Intractable Diarrhea in Secondary Amyloidosis Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Pathology, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Intractable diarrhea associated with secondary amyloidosis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a serious clinical entity with poor prognosis. We describe a 39-year-old male RA patient who presented with intractable diarrhea. Biopsy findings of terminal ileum and colon revealed amyloidosis secondary to RA. Effective treatment of rheumatoid arthritis resulted in remission of intractable diarrhea caused by amyloid protein deposition.
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