Spontaneous rupture of the spleen in secondary amyloidosis: A patient with rheumatoid arthritis

Aydinli B., Ozturk G., Balik A. A., Aslan S., Erdogan F.

AMYLOID-JOURNAL OF PROTEIN FOLDING DISORDERS, cilt.13, sa.3, ss.160-163, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/13506120600875510
  • Dergi Adı: AMYLOID-JOURNAL OF PROTEIN FOLDING DISORDERS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.160-163
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: amyloidosis, spleen, spontaneous rupture, rheumatoid arthritis, SPONTANEOUS SPLENIC RUPTURE, AA-AMYLOIDOSIS, LIVER-TRANSPLANTATION, EFFICACY
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A 63-year-old man who had had a history of rheumatoid arthritis presented with shock and hemoperitoneum, without a history of trauma. An emergency laparatomy revealed hemoperitoneum and splenic rupture with massive bleeding. Splenectomy was performed. Histopathological examination of the spleen revealed amyloid deposition in the wall of the vessels. Rectal biopsy revealed amyloid deposition in mucosa that indicating amyloiclosis was systemic. Histochemical studies showed that amyloid was secondary or AA.