Secondary Amyloidosis Presenting as Oral Nodules

Kiyani, Amber and Kiani, Anam Zahid and Luqman, Uzair (2019) Secondary Amyloidosis Presenting as Oral Nodules. Journal of the Pakistan Dental Association, 28 (04). pp. 204-206. ISSN 16802292

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Abstract

Secondary amyloidosis is a consequence of chronic inflammatory diseases that results in deposition of amyloid in organsdisrupting its function. Oral involvement with this process is exceedingly rare. A 63-year-old Pakistani female with a historyof rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis was seen in the Oral Medicine Clinics for painful oral nodules that werediagnosed as AA-type, or secondary amyloidosis, following an incisional biopsy. Similar deposits were identified in vital organson subsequent examination by the patient’s physicians. Due to widespread systemic involvement, our patient died within6-months of her diagnosis.CONCLUSION: This case serves as a reminder that oral presentations may be the first identifiable signs of systemic diseases.It also emphasizes the importance of multidisciplinary clinical practice, and the lack of it in our country.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	AA amyloidosis, secondary amyloidosis, oral amyloidosis
Subjects:	R Medicine > RK Dentistry
Divisions:	Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences (FHMS) > Islamic International Dental College Islamabad
Depositing User:	Dr Kanwal Sohail
Date Deposited:	09 Mar 2020 06:03
Last Modified:	09 Mar 2020 06:04
URI:	http://research.riphah.edu.pk/id/eprint/274

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