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Primary amyloidosis involving the gastrointestinal tract, mesentery and omentum: A case report

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    • Guihua Duan
    • Min Qi
    • Qiang Guo
    • Zhengji Song
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    Affiliations: Department of Gastroenterology, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, P.R. China, Department of Radiology, The Third People's Hospital of Kunming City, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Dali University, Kunming, Yunnan 650041, P.R. China
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Abstract

Amyloidosis, a systemic disease characterized by the deposition of misfolded protein, is difficult to rapidly diagnose due to its wide range of symptoms. The present study reported on a case of primary amyloidosis (AL) with involvement of the gastrointestinal tract, mesentery and omentum in a 66‑year‑old male presenting with recurrent diarrhoea and abdominal distension. Oesophagogastroduodenoscopy and enteroscopy revealed multiple gastric ulcers and multiple protuberant lesions in the colon. Laparotomy indicated multiple nodules in the mesentery of the small intestine. Contrast‑enhanced CT revealed dilation of the small bowel with pneumatosis intestinalis and positive Congo red staining of gastric mucosa and mesentery biopsy specimens confirmed amyloid deposition. Therefore, the patient was diagnosed with AL. In this case, the clinical manifestation of mesentery amyloidosis was multiple nodules and extensive peritoneal adhesions, which, to the best of our knowledge, has not been reported by any previous study.
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Duan, G., Qi, M., Guo, Q., & Song, Z. (2021). Primary amyloidosis involving the gastrointestinal tract, mesentery and omentum: A case report. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 22, 1145. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.10579
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Duan, G., Qi, M., Guo, Q., Song, Z."Primary amyloidosis involving the gastrointestinal tract, mesentery and omentum: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 22.4 (2021): 1145.
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Duan, G., Qi, M., Guo, Q., Song, Z."Primary amyloidosis involving the gastrointestinal tract, mesentery and omentum: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 22, no. 4 (2021): 1145. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.10579
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Duan G, Qi M, Guo Q and Song Z: Primary amyloidosis involving the gastrointestinal tract, mesentery and omentum: A case report. Exp Ther Med 22: 1145, 2021.
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Duan, G., Qi, M., Guo, Q., & Song, Z. (2021). Primary amyloidosis involving the gastrointestinal tract, mesentery and omentum: A case report. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 22, 1145. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.10579
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Duan, G., Qi, M., Guo, Q., Song, Z."Primary amyloidosis involving the gastrointestinal tract, mesentery and omentum: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 22.4 (2021): 1145.
Chicago
Duan, G., Qi, M., Guo, Q., Song, Z."Primary amyloidosis involving the gastrointestinal tract, mesentery and omentum: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 22, no. 4 (2021): 1145. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.10579
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