Development of amyloidosis in Behcet's syndrome with isolated mucocutaneous involvement

Kutlay S., Civriz S., ENSARİ A., Nergizoglu G., Ates K., Karatan O.

RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, cilt.24, sa.1, ss.37-39, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00296-003-0327-y
  • Dergi Adı: RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.37-39
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Behcet's syndrome, colchicine, secondary amyloidosis, RENAL INVOLVEMENT, DISEASE
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Development of secondary amyloidosis is an infrequent complication in patients with Behcet's syndrome (BS). It has been reported that multiple systemic involvement, long disease duration, and male gender are major clinical factors accompanying the development of amyloidosis in BS. We report a case of secondary amyloidosis in a patient diagnosed as having BS with a positive pathergy test 9 years previously and who had isolated mucocutaneous involvement. Regular use of colchicine since the diagnosis and somewhat mild progress of the disease could not prevent the development of secondary amyloidosis in this patient. He is alive and receives hemodialysis regularly.