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.

Serositis

Inflammation in any serous cavity.

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PMID (PMCID)
15971069	MALE
	Familial Mediterranean fever and mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis: report of a case and review of the literature.
	Cagdas DN, Gucer S, Kale G, Duzova A, Ozen S. Pediatr Nephrol. 2005;20(9):1352-4.
	In familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), a genetically inherited disease characterized by fever and serositis, renal involvement is mainly AA amyloidosis.
14636645	MIXED_SAMPLE
	Familial Mediterranean fever with amyloidosis associated with novel exon 2 mutation (S1791) of the MEFV gene.
	Timmann C, Mersinli O, Kuhne K, Sievertsen J, Griebel MA, Dieckerhoff J, Horstmann RD. Blood Cells Mol Dis. 2003;31(3):320-3.
	Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by recurrent attacks of fever, serositis, and a risk for AA amyloidosis.