The Nephron journals/Nephron journals · 2008 · 15 citations · 0 references
MedicineNephrologyPathologyHemodialysisRenal PathologyRenal PathophysiologyAutoimmune Kidney DiseaseChronic Kidney DiseaseNephrotic SyndromeRenal AmyloidosisRenal DiseaseRenal ImmunopathologyChronic Renal InsufficiencyGlomerular Amyloid DepositionGlomerular AmyloidosisKidney Biopsy FindingsRenal Amyloid DepositionRenal Biopsy DiagnosisRenal Biopsy Findings
A 36-year-old man with Behçet's disease developed nephrotic syndrome and chronic renal failure. The renal biopsy confirmed renal amyloidosis, and the potassium permanganate staining indicated that the amyloid was of the AA protein type. To our knowledge, this is the first report of Behçet's disease with amyloidosis and chronic renal failure in maintenance hemodialysis.