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Endoscopy 1981; 13(4): 181-183
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1021679
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Mucosal Sugillations in the Colon in Secondary Amyloidosis

H. Schmidt, P. Frühmorgen, J.F. Riemann, V. Becker
  • Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Pathology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Dedicated to Prof. Demling on the occasion of his 60th birthday.
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17 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

Amyloidosis of the gastrointestinal tract can mimic a variety of different conditions. The symptoms and findings depend upon the localization and extent of the amyloid deposits. This report concerns a 53-year-old female patient with secondary amyloidosis in the presence of a plasmocytoma, in whom, at endoscopy, petechial mucosal sugillations were observed in the distal colon. The cause of the mucosal petechiae were probably vascular changes induced by deposits of amyloid.

Key words:

Colonic mucosal sugillations - Amyloidosis - Plasmocytoma