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Severe intrahepatic cholestasis as the initial manifestation of light chain amyloidosis
Colestasis intrahepática grave como manifestación inicial de la amiloidosis por depósito de cadenas ligeras
Diego Martínez-Acitores de la Mataa,
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, Silvia Bravo Meléndeza, Candela Ceballos Bolañosb, Irene Amat Villegasc, María Carmen Mateos Rodriguezb, Mara Pilar Huarte Muniesaa, Susana Oquiñena Legaza, Montserrat Alvarellos Outeriob, Sara Pérez Ricarted
a Department of Gastroenterology, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
b Department of Haematology, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
c Department of Pathology, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
d Department of Internal Medicine, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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with the diagnosis of AL amyloidosis with exclusively liver involvement&#44; chemotherapy treatment was initiated with bortezomib &#40;adjusted-dose 0&#46;7<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mg&#47;m<span class="elsevierStyleSup">2</span>&#44; according to data sheet because of hyperbilirubinemia&#41;&#44; cyclophosphamide and dexamethasone&#46; Clinical and laboratory improvement was initially achieved&#44; bringing bilirubin levels down to 10<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mg&#47;dl four weeks after initiation of treatment&#46;</p><p id="par0040" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">However&#44; one month later the patient was readmitted to hospital due to hepatic decompensation with ascites&#44; spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and bilateral pneumonia and finally died due to respiratory failure&#46;</p><p id="par0045" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The clinical spectrum of hepatic amyloidosis can range from hepatomegaly &#40;most frequently physical sign observed&#41; 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sarcoidosis&#44; malignancy and glycogen storage diseases&#41; and tissue biopsy stained with Congo red demonstrating amyloid deposits with apple-green birefringence&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0030"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">1&#44;2&#44;4&#44;5</span></a></p><p id="par0060" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Treatment of AL amyloidosis is based on chemotherapy to eradicate the underlying clone&#44; usually combinations of bortezomib&#44; cyclophosphamide and dexamethasone&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0035"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">2&#44;4</span></a> Patient who meet the criteria will be eligible for autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation&#46;</p><p id="par0065" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Liver involvement in patients with amyloidosis is often an indicator of poor prognosis&#44;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0040"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3</span></a> having been reported as 9 months the median survival of patients with primary hepatic amyloidosis&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0030"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">1&#44;3&#8211;5</span></a></p><span id="sec0005" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0005">Conflicts of interest</span><p id="par0070" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">There are no financial or other conflicts of interest regarding this article&#46;</p></span></span>"
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