Open AccessAmyloidosis in behçet's syndrome
Author(s) -
Yurdakul Sebahattin,
Tüzüner Nüket,
Yurdakul Ibrahim,
Hamuryudan Vedat,
Yazici Hasan
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
arthritis & rheumatism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1529-0131
pISSN - 0004-3591
DOI - 10.1002/art.1780331019
Subject(s) - medicine , amyloidosis , dermatology , pathology
We investigated the frequency of amyloidosis in 99 consecutive patients (65 men and 34 women) with Behçet's syndrome. Rectal biopsies performed on all patients showed no amyloidosis by polarizing microscopy. The results of urinalyses were normal in all patients. Among 1,130 patients registered in our Behçet's syndrome outpatient clinic, 5 were found to have systemic amyloidosis, all of the AA type.