Korean J Med.
2006 Mar;70(3):309-312.
A case of secondary renal amyloidosis complicating Crohn's disease
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Dongsan Kidney Institute, Daegu, Korea. k780121@dsmc.or.kr
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- Secondary amyloidosis is characterized by accumulation of an amorphous proteineous material in the various tissue and orgrans with infectious or inflammatory disease. Renal amyloidosis in Crohn's disease is a rare condition with proteinuria in the most cases and serious clinical complication due to the unfavorable prognosis. We are reporting a case of secondary renal amyloidosis in a 30-year old man with Crohn's disease presenting with nephrotic syndrome and renal failue.
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