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.

Gastric ulcer

An ulcer, that is, an erosion of an area of the gastric mucous membrane.


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PMID (PMCID)
28381753
(5457930)
 MALE Middle Aged
The Coexistence of Multiple Myeloma-associated Amyloid Light-chain Amyloidosis and Fabry Disease in a Hemodialysis Patient.
Taguchi K, Moriyama A, Kodama G, Nakayama Y, Fukami K.
Intern Med. 2017;56(7):841-846.
An endoscopic analysis revealed multiple gastric ulcers, and a histological examination led to a diagnosis of amyloid light-chain amyloidosis.
21684418
 MALE Middle Aged
[Massive gastrointestinal bleeding due to gastric ulcer in a patient with amyloidosis].
Alcaide N, Herrero C, Barrio J, Atienza R, Herranz MT, Perez Saborido B, Perez-Miranda M, Caro-Paton A.
Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2011;34(6):411-4.
We report the case of a patient with primary amyloidosis who developed massive gastrointestinal bleeding complicated by an amyloid gastric ulcer.