AL amyloidosis

A plasma cell disorder characterized by the aggregation and deposition of insoluble amyloid fibrils derived from misfolding of monoclonal immunoglobulin light chains usually produced by a plasma cell tumor. It usually presents as primary systemic amyloidosis (PSA) with multiple organ involvement and less frequently as primary localized amyloidosis (PLA) restricted to a single organ.

Intestinal bleeding

Bleeding from the intestines.


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PMID (PMCID)
22289954
 FEMALE Middle Aged
[A case of primary colon amyloidosis presenting as hematochezia].
Kwon YH, Kim JY, Kim JH, Park HW, Yang HM, Jeon SW, Kim SK.
Korean J Gastroenterol. 2012;59(1):44-7.
We experienced a case of recurrent intestinal bleeding, in a 59-year-old female patient with primary amyloidosis.