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Beta-2 Microglobulin Amyloidosis by Matt S. Posted Wed 06 Aug 2008 12:00am The two major forms of amyloidosis are AL amyloidosis (in which light chains form the amyloid deposits) and AA amyloidosis (in which a variety of inflammatory molecules may adopt a beta-pleated structure to deposit as amyloid. A specific subset of AA amyloidosis which is secondary to dialysis is beta-2 microglobulin amyloidosis. Beta-2 Read on »

New Therapies for Systemic Amyloidosis by Matt S. Posted Wed 14 Jan 2009 12:00am Systemic amyloidosis can involve nearly any organ, and the kidney is often involved. Recall that there are two flavors of amyloidosis: AL amyloidosis (in which the amyloid is formed by light chains as a result of a paraproteinemia) or AA amyloidosis (in which a chronic inflammatory condition, such as rheumatoid arthritis, leads to the excess Read on »

Sudden Cardiac Death in Infiltrative Cardiomyopathies: Sarcoidosis, Scleroderma, Amyloidosis, Hemachromatosis by Jan Posted Fri 27 Nov 2009 10:03pm By S. Lubitz, S. Goldbarg, D. Mehta Sarcoidosis, scleroderma, amyloidosis, and hemachromatosis are systemic infiltrative disorders that commonly affect the heart. Owing to their potential for diffuse organ involvement, these diseases may present with myriad clinical manifestations. Conduction system abnormalities are common, and each of these disorders has Read on »

Digital Case Challenge: Pleuropulmonary amyloidosis by Mark Pool, MD Posted Wed 26 May 2010 12:52pm and polarization (below). Pulmonary Amyloidosis Pulmonary amyloidosis includes a spectrum of clinicopathologic entities that commonly have deposition of amorphous, eosinophilic... with pulmonary amyloidosis: Systemic or Generalized Limited or Localized Diffuse Alveolar Septal Pleural Systemic amyloidosis may be primary (idiopathic) and associated Read on »

Hereditary Amyloidosis by Matt S. Posted Tue 17 Jun 2008 12:00am fever (FMF) or Muckle-Wells Syndrome, and the reason these individuals may get renal disease is due to AA amyloidosis. Patients with TRAPS can (logically enough) be treated Read on »

Fecal transmission of AA amyloidosis in the cheetah contributes to high incidence of disease by Terry S. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 07 Sep 2008 2:06am Fecal transmission of AA amyloidosis in the cheetah contributes to high incidence of disease Beiru Zhang*†, Yumi Une‡, Xiaoying Fu*, Jingmin Yan*, FengXia Ge*, Junjie Yao... Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, and approved April 1, 2008 (received for review January 16, 2008) AA amyloidosis is one of the principal causes of morbidity and mortality Read on »

Symptoms, symptoms, symptoms! by Joy .. Posted Sun 02 Nov 2008 12:00am Well in one of my last few posts I mentioned not wanting to read too far into symptoms because it can get you into trouble. You worry, wonder, stress, etc., etc. But now that I got that beautiful BFP sitting in my u.nderwear drawer, I'm going to list my few symptoms thus far. At 4 weeks 4 days I've felt: cramping FATIGUE brief bouts of nausea Read on »

October 7, 2009 - Day 170 by dezwit Patient Expert

Posted Wed 07 Oct 2009 10:03pm a broader awareness of the symptoms of Amyloidosis. Through the organization, they have obtained a long term lease on an apartment that is in downtown Boston, just a short distance... several months of misdiagnoses) with Primary AL Cardiac Amyloidosis. Tim chose The Boston University Amyloidosis Treatment and Research Center as the facility he wanted to treat Read on »

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Medical Conditions & Symptoms : Early Lyme Disease Symptoms by Jenna Smith Posted Tue 27 Oct 2009 5:10pm ehowhealth asked: Early symptoms of Lyme disease, which usually occurs after a tick bite, include a rash at the site of the bite that is circular and can spread up... practitioner in this free video on Lyme disease symptoms. Dutch Read on »