06.09.2018 | Kasuistiken
First case of pleural amyloidosis in systemic erythematosus: report and literature review
verfasst von:
J. Xiong, Y. Ren, H. Li, B. Fu, R. Wu, MD, PhD
Erschienen in:
Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie
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Ausgabe 9/2018
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Excerpt
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by diverse multisystem involvement including nephritis, serositis, as well as respiratory system and central nervous system impairment [
1]. Secondary amyloidosis (AA amyloidosis) can occur as a complication of chronic inflammatory disease such as rheumatic diseases, especially rheumatoid arthritis [
2‐
5]. However, AA amyloidosis is rarely described in patients with SLE [
6,
7]. To date, the literature shows that amyloidosis associated with SLE can occur in organs and tissues including the kidney, heart, lung, bone marrow, gastrointestinal tract, liver, spleen, and adrenal cortex [
6,
7]. We report the first case of SLE with pleural amyloidosis, which is the real cause of massive pleural effusion. …