Manan Junejo, Farooqui M, Osmani M H.
A study of 30 cases of renal amyloidosis
J Surg Pak Dec 2004;9(4):40-1.
Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi

Objectives: To determine the clinicopathological features of renal amyloidosis. Patients And Methods: A total number of thirty cases were included in two year study. Diagnosis was based on renal biopsy and Congo red staining. There was 18 (60%) male and 12 (40%) female patients. Age range was 20 - 70 years and maximum number was found between 40 - 50 years. Results: Out of 30 cases tuberculosis was present in 10 (33.3%), leprosy in 6 (20%), bronchiectasis and rheumatoid arthritis in 4 (13.3%), chronic osteomyelitis in 3 (10%), ankylosing spondylitis in 2 (6.7%) and multiple myeloma in 1 (3.3%) case. Proteinuria was present in all cases. Generalised edems found in 26 (86.6%), hypertension in 17 (56.6%), hematuria in 10 (33.3%), hepatosplemngely in 5 (16.6%) patients. Conclusion: Tuberculosis was the commonest cause of secondary renal amyloidosis.

Category: Nephrology
Keywords: Amyloidosis. Tuberculosis.

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