Case Reports
Vol. 10 No. 1 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2015.593

Primary amyloidosis presenting intrahepatic cholestasis and fulminant hepatic failure

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Received: 15 February 2015
Accepted: 3 April 2015
Published: 12 June 2015
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Fulminant hepatic failure, primary amyloidosis, intrahepatic cholestasis, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, sinusoidal obstruction syndrome.
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Ozturk Ates
dr.ozturkates@yahoo.com
Department of Medical Oncology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye.
Kemal Kosemehmetoglu
Department of Patholog, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye.
Gunes Guner
Department of Pathology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye.
Yusuf Bayraktar
Department of Gastroenterology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye.
A 69-year-old man noticed abdominal pain located on right upper quadrant. Physical examination showed hepatosplenomegaly and icteric discoloration of sclera. On evaluation, patient was diagnosed to have hepatic amyloidosis related monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and sinusoidal obstruction syndrome with intrahepatic cholestasis. In this case report we emphasize fulminant hepatic failure due to primer amyloidosis in diagnosed with MGUS patient.

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Primary amyloidosis presenting intrahepatic cholestasis and fulminant hepatic failure. (2015). Italian Journal of Medicine, 10(1), 71-73. https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2015.593