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AL Amyloidosis and Agent Orange Veterans who develop AL amyloidosis and were exposed to Agent Orange or other herbicides during military service do not have to…

Wild-type ATTR is also referred to as ATTRwt. It is not hereditary. This disease used to be called SSA, which stood for Senile Systemic Amyloidosis, which is now an…

Dysphagia is an uncommon presentation of systemic immunoglobulin light-chain (AL) amyloidosis with multiple myeloma (MM). Gastrointestinal (GI) involvement usually…

The amyloidoses (the plural word for amyloidosis) are rare diseases first described over 150 years ago. There are different types of amyloidosis that are all…

Diagnosing patients simply with heart failure or nephrotic syndrome is insufficient, and clinicians should always search for the underlying causes of these…

This report discusses an unusual case of cardiac amyloidosis. We report a patient who presented with unexplained ascites on a background of stable hypertension and…

What is transthyretin amyloidosis? Transthyretin (TTR) amyloidosis is a disease caused by the abnormal accumulation of protein molecule in body tissues. These…

Amyloidosis is often overlooked because the signs and symptoms can mimic those of more-common diseases. Diagnosis as early as possible can help prevent further…

An elderly Caucasian man presented with a 10-month history of proximal myopathy and dysphagia. His serum creatine kinase (CK) was elevated at 877 U/L (normal 40-320…

Amyloidosis (am-uh-loi-DO-sis) is a rare disease that occurs when a substance called amyloid builds up in your organs. Amyloid is an abnormal protein that is…