Melæna som debutsymptom ved amyloidose

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

Melæna som debutsymptom ved amyloidose

Translated title of the contribution: Amyloidosis presenting as melaena

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

Department of Clinical Medicine

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.

Translated title of the contribution	Amyloidosis presenting as melaena
Original language	Danish
Article number	V06150544
Journal	Ugeskrift for Laeger
Volume	177
Issue number	49
Number of pages	2
ISSN	0041-5782
Publication status	Published - 30 Nov 2015

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