Hyperimmunization of horses with specific antigens to harvest antisera is associated with high incidence of liver amyloidosis. The histopathologic examination is the gold standard method for diagnosis of the hepatic amyloidosis. The aim of the present study was to determine whether the clinical manifestations and serum values of appropriate chemical constituents due to liver injury, provide the...

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Amyloidosis is a disease characterized by the formation of extracellular amyloid deposits. Immunoglobulin light-chain amyloidosis can appear as a local disorder presenting with mild symptoms or as a life threatening systemic disease. The systemic form of immunoglobulin light-chain amyloidosis is the most common type of amyloidosis in western countries although it is a rare disease. Identificati...

Amyloidosis is a rare disorder characterised by the deposition of abnormal protein fibrills in various tissues and organs.In context multiple myeloma,a plasma cell dyscrasia amyloidosis can occur as distinct complication, referred to myeloma associated amyloidosis.

BACKGROUND Amyloid deposition in heart is a common occurrence in systemic amyloidosis. But localised valvular amyloid deposits are very uncommon. It was only in 1922 that the cases of valvular amyloidosis were reported. Then in 1980, Goffin et al reported another type of valvular amyloidosis, which he called the dystrophic valvular amyloidosis. We report a case of aortic valve amyloidosis which...

background: normal bacterial flora of the conjunctiva, which inhibits growth of opportunistic organisms, has an important role in the prevention of ocular infections. if resident flora is inhibited by disease or long-term application of antibiotics, opportunistic pathogens overgrow, leading to disease. objectives: the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of ophthalmic chloramphenico...

objective(s):familial mediterranean fever (fmf), an inherited autosomal recessive disorder, is frequently present among individuals of mediterranean origin. differences in the clinical manifestations of fmf between different ethnic groups have been documented. the aim of the present study was to determine the most common characteristics of fmf and the relationship between clinical findings and ...

Amyloidosis is induced by deposition of amyloid proteins in various organs. Both systemic and localized type amyloidosis present with a variety of skin manifestations. Based on biochemical and immunological aspects, amyloid proteins are subdivided into several subtypes from different origins. Amyloid fibrils in primary and multiple myelomaassociated systemic amyloidosis are composed of immunogl...

Amyloidosis refers to a group of protein misfolding diseases characterized by deposition of a particular amyloid protein in various organs and tissues of animals and humans. Although there are other components present in the deposit, the amyloid protein fibril is the main component of the amyloid substance. The amyloid substance differs in protein composition depending upon the types of amyloid...

AIM The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic utility of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) levels in discriminating cardiac amyloidosis from patients with cardiac hypertrophy caused by aetiologies other than cardiac amyloidosis. METHODS AND RESULTS Serum hs-cTnT levels were measured in 96 patients with cardiac amyloidosis (light chain: 23, wild-type transthyretin amyloi...