Secondary amyloidosis differential diagnosis

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sahar Memar Montazerin, M.D.[2]

Overview

Secondary amyloidosis needs to be differentiated from other conditions causing nephrotic syndrome, hepatosplenomegaly, and peripheral neuropathy.

Differentiating Amyloidosis from other Diseases

Secondary amyloidosis needs to be differentiated from other conditions causing nephrotic syndrome, hepatosplenomegaly, and peripheral neuropathy.

Differential diagnosis of secondary amyloidosis
Nephrotic syndrome causes	Minimal change disease
	Membranous nephropathy
	Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
	Diabetic nephropathy
Hepatosplenomegaly causes	Metabolic disorders	Niemann-Pick disease Galactosemia Gaucher disease Glucose-6 phosphate deficiency
	Chronic liver disease and portal hypertension	Budd-Chiari Syndrome Cirrhosis Congested liver
	Infectoins	Acute viral hepatitis Infectious mononucleosis Cytomegalovirus Brucellosis
	Hematologic disorders	Chronic myelogenous leukemia Thalassemia Myeloproliferative disorders
	Rare disorders	Bang's Disease Banti's Disease Bilharziosis
Peripheral neuropathy causes	Neurologic disorders	Guillain-Barré syndrome
	Inflammatory disorders	Systemic lupus erythematosus Leprosy Sjögren's syndrome
	Toxins	Alcoholism Drugs
	Vitamin deficiencies	vitamin B12 Vitamin A Vitamin E Vitamin B1
	Metabolic disorders	Chronic renal failure Porphyria Liver failure Hypothyroidism
	Genetic disorders	Friedreich's ataxia Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome