AA amyloidosis

Secondary amyloidosis is a form of amyloidosis (see this term), that complicates chronic inflammatory disorders (mainly rheumatoid arthritis, see this term) and is characterized by the aggregation and deposition of amyloid fibrils composed of serum amyloid A protein, an acute phase reactant. Although spleen, suprarenal gland, liver and gut are frequent sites of amyloid deposition, the clinical picture is dominated by renal involvement.

Diabetes mellitus

A group of abnormalities characterized by hyperglycemia and glucose intolerance.

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20536605	FEMALE
	A case of emphysematous pyelonephritis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis taking corticosteroid and low-dose methotrexate.
	Watanabe H, Suzuki R, Asano T, Shio K, Iwadate H, Kobayashi H, Matsuoka T, Aikawa K, Ohira H. Int J Rheum Dis. 2010;13(2):180-3.
	In this report, we describe a case of emphysematous pyelonephritis in a patient with RA associated with AA amyloidosis and steroid-induced diabetes mellitus who was taking corticosteroid and low-dose methotrexate.