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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shaghayegh Habibi, M.D.[2]
Overview
Historical Perspective
- In 1639, Nicolaus Fontanus autopsied a young man who had ascites, jaundice, liver abscess and splenomegaly and his report has been the first description of amyloidosis.[1]
- In 1854, Rudolph Virchow introduced the term of amyloid as an macroscopic abnormality in some tissues.[2]
- In 1867, Weber reported the first case of amyloidosis associated with multiple myeloma.[1]
- In 1922, Bennhold introduced Congo red staining of amyloid that remains the gold standard for diagnosis.[3]
- In 1959, Cohen and Calkins used ultrathin sections of amyloidotic tissues and assessed by electron microscopic examination, explained the presence of nonbranching fibrils with indeterminate length and variable width.[2][1]
Classification
Amyloidosis may be classified based on precursor of amyloidogenic protein into different subtypes, include:[4][5]
| Type | Amyloidogenic protein/ fibril | Clinical syndrome |
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| AL | Light chains of immunoglobulines (most common type) | Monoclonal gammopathy |
| AA | Serum amyloid A protein | Chronic inflammatory diseases |
| AF | Mutant transthyretin, A1-apolipoprotein, gelsolin, fibrinogen, etc. | Familial polyneuropathy/cardiomyopathy/nephropathy |
| ATTRwt | Wild-type transthyretin | Senile restrictive cardiomyopathy _ Transthyretin-related amyloidosis wild-type |
| AH | ß2-microglobulin | Long-term hemodialysis |
Pathophysiology
Causes
Differentiating Amyloidosis from other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Screening
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Electrocardiogram | Chest X Ray | CT | MRI | Echocardiography | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies
Treatment
Medical Therapy | Surgery | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies
Case Studies
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kyle RA (June 2011). "Amyloidosis: a brief history". Amyloid. 18 Suppl 1: 6–7. doi:10.3109/13506129.2011.574354001. PMID 21838413.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sipe JD, Cohen AS (June 2000). "Review: history of the amyloid fibril". J. Struct. Biol. 130 (2–3): 88–98. doi:10.1006/jsbi.2000.4221. PMID 10940217.
- ↑ Khan MF, Falk RH (November 2001). "Amyloidosis". Postgrad Med J. 77 (913): 686–93. PMC 1742163. PMID 11677276.
- ↑ Real de Asúa D, Costa R, Galván JM, Filigheddu MT, Trujillo D, Cadiñanos J (2014). "Systemic AA amyloidosis: epidemiology, diagnosis, and management". Clin Epidemiol. 6: 369–77. doi:10.2147/CLEP.S39981. PMC 4218891. PMID 25378951.
- ↑ Misumi Y, Ando Y (July 2014). "[Classification of amyloidosis]". Brain Nerve (in Japanese). 66 (7): 731–7. PMID 24998818.