Melæna som debutsymptom ved amyloidose

Ester M B Jessen; Liv Bjerre Juul Nielsen; Marie Kamper Bønnelycke; Andreas Nordholm-Carstensen

Melæna som debutsymptom ved amyloidose

Ester M B Jessen, Liv Bjerre Juul Nielsen, Marie Kamper Bønnelycke, Andreas Nordholm-Carstensen

Institut for Klinisk Medicin

Abstract

Amyloidosis is a disease characterized by abnormal extracellular deposits of protein. The disease may affect the stomach, however, symptoms are rare in this case. Furthermore, the rare symptoms are diffuse and unspecific and the diagnosis relies on biopsy. We report the case of a 79-year-old female presenting with melaena and no history of amyloidosis. Gastroscopy raised suspicion of a malignant process in the stomach, but biopsy revealed gastric amyloidosis. The treatment of gastric involvement is primarily symptomatic, and causal treatment is reserved for the few.

Bidragets oversatte titel	Amyloidosis presenting as melaena
Originalsprog	Dansk
Artikelnummer	V06150544
Tidsskrift	Ugeskrift for Laeger
Vol/bind	177
Udgave nummer	49
Antal sider	2
ISSN	0041-5782
Status	Udgivet - 30 nov. 2015

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