Abstract

JOSEPH PLANAS, Harold et al. Hemodialysis-Associated Amyloidosis. Rev cubana med [online]. 2014, vol.53, n.4, pp. 478-482. ISSN 0034-7523.

The dialysis-associated amyloidosis is a frequent complication in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis with over 10 years of treatment. A patient was presented with only four years on hemodialysis had a clinical condition of chronic joint pain, at shoulder, elbow, and knees joints, accompanied by increased volume and loss of function. This patient underwent joint puncture and aspiration of content. Proteinase content with amyloid characteristics, positive Congo red was found. This case is the first of amyloidosis B2 macroglobulin published in a biomedical journal of Cuba. It highlights the possibility that the patient's susceptibility plays an important role in the pathogenesis of this entity.

Keywords : dialysis-associated amyloidosis; B2 microglubulina.

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