PRIMARY AMYLOIDOSIS; A REPORT OF THREE CASES
Authors: John A. Dillon, Lloyd R. Evans
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1942)

Article1 October 1942PRIMARY AMYLOIDOSIS; A REPORT OF THREE CASESJOHN A. DILLON, M.D., LLOYD R. EVANS, M.D.JOHN A. DILLON, M.D., LLOYD R. EVANS, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-17-4-722 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPrimary or idiopathic amyloidosis is a rare and poorly understood disease, although it was recognized as far back as 1856, when it was described by Wilks.1 In the Guy's Hospital Report of that year, Wilks brought attention to this pathologic entity, which he named "lardaceous disease." Since his time, the number of reported autopsy-proved cases has been small. It is the purpose of this paper to add three cases to the literature and to make certain clinical observations concerning them.Recently several American authors have published case reports of primary amyloidosis. In 1936 Kerwin2reported two cases, and in 1939...References1. WILKS S: Cases of lardaceous disease and some allied affections, Guy's Hosp. Rep., 1856, ii, 105, Series 3. Google Scholar2. KERWIN AJ: Idiopathic amyloid disease of the heart, Jr. Lab. and Clin. Med., 1936, xxii, 255-261. Google Scholar3. KOLETSKYSTECHER SRM: Primary systemic amyloidosis: Involvement of cardiac valves, joints and bones with pathologic fracture of the femur, Arch. Path., 1939, xxvii, 267-288. Google Scholar4. BINFORD CA: Primary amyloid disease of the myocardium and blood vessels, Arch. Path., 1940, xxvix, 314-320. Google Scholar5. PEARSONRICEDICKENS BMKL: Primary systemic amyloidosis, Arch. Path., 1941, xxxii, 1-10. Google Scholar6. LARSEN RM: Primary myocardial amyloidosis, Am. Jr. Path., 1930, vi, 147-160. Google Scholar7. REIMANNKOUCKYEKLUND HARFCM: Primary amyloidosis limited to tissue of mesodermal origin, Am. Jr. Path., 1935, xi, 977-988. Google Scholar8. LUBARSCH O: Zur Kenntnis ungewöhnlicher Amyloidablagerungen, Virchow's Arch. f. path. Anat., 1929, cclxxi, 867-889. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. WILD C: Beitrag zur Kenntnis der amyloiden und der hyalinen Degeneration des Bindegewebes, Beitr. z. path. Anat. u. z. allg. Path., 1886, i, 175-200. Google Scholar10. SILWERLINDBLOOD HAF: Ein Fall von allgemeiner Amyloidose ohne nachweisbare Ursache, Acta med. Scandinav., 1926, lxiv, 529-545. Google Scholar11. PERLAGROSS DH: Atypical amyloid disease, Am. Jr. Path., 1935, xi, 93-112. Google Scholar12. BUDD JW: Primary amyloid disease of the heart, Am. Jr. Path., 1934, x, 299-308. Google Scholar13. WEISS S: Diseases of the heart and aorta which are not well recognized, Med. Clin. North Am., 1939, xxiii, 1323-1344. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. BEATTIE JM: Rheumatic fever and amyloid degeneration, Brit. Med. Jr., 1906, ii, 1444-1446. CrossrefGoogle Scholar15. FISHBERG AM: Hypertension and nephritis, 4th ed., 1939, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia. CrossrefGoogle Scholar16. CHRISTIAN HA: Nephrosis syndrome associated with idiopathic amyloidosis, Med. Clin. North Am., 1932, xv, 805-811. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Boston, Massachusetts*Received for publication December 11, 1941.From the Medical Clinic of the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAmyloid deposits in lymph nodesCardiac AmyloidosisMicroscopic amyloid deposits in the heart valves: a common local complication of chronic damage and scarring.A fatal case of Reiter's disease complicated by amyloidosisPrimary Amyloidosis of the RectumNephrotisches Syndrom einschließlich renal bedingter ÖdemeZur amyloldose der oberen luftwegeGastrointestinal haemorrhage and protein loss in primary amyloidosisAmyloid heart diseaseAmyloidosis in paraplegiaAblagerungskrankheiten körpereigener StoffwechselprodukteDas nephrotische SyndromCardiac involvement in a peculiar form of paramyloidosis∗Cardiac AmyloidosisSenile cardiac amyloidosisüber Amyloidose bei chronischer PolyarthritisDie ParamyloidoseCARDIAC AMYLOIDOSISPRIMARY AMYLOIDOSIS IN THE BABOON (Papio ursinus)Primary AmyloidosisPrimary amyloidosis of the heartArteriosclerosisPrimary systemic amyloidosis with nephrosisPrimary systemic amyloidosis 1 October 1942Volume 17, Issue 4Page: 722-731KeywordsAmyloidosisHospitals ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1942 PDF downloadLoading ...