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GASTROINTESTINAL AMYLOIDOSIS
Author(s) -
Coughlin G. P.,
Reiner R. G.,
Grant A. Kerr,
Forbes I. J.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1979.tb134535.x
Subject(s) - amyloidosis , medicine , acute pancreatitis , gastroenterology , pancreatitis , disease
Immunoproliferative disorders are diagnosed with increasing frequency early in their course. With improvement in supportive management, the less common complications such as amyloidosis may be recognized more frequently. Four subjects with immunoproliferative disorders developed amyloidosis, the initial manifestations being gastrointestinal. The disease process included ischaemic colitis, acute pancreatitis, massive hepatomegaly and intestinal pseudo‐obstruction.