RENAL AMYLOIDOSIS WITH CLINICAL FINDINGS SUGGESTIVE OF POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY
Authors: Frank L. Jennings, Hugo O. Altnow, George K. Higgins
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1937)

Case Reports1 March 1937RENAL AMYLOIDOSIS WITH CLINICAL FINDINGS SUGGESTIVE OF POLYCYSTIC KIDNEYFRANK L. JENNINGS, M.D., F.A.C.P., HUGO O. ALTNOW, M.D., F.A.C.P., GEORGE K. HIGGINS, M.D.FRANK L. JENNINGS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, HUGO O. ALTNOW, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, GEORGE K. HIGGINS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-10-9-1398 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSince the beginning of the aseptic era in surgery, general amyloidosis appears to be common only in sanatoria for the care of tuberculous patients. Dixon reported 100 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis, 70 of whom had amyloidosis. Perla and Gross reported 100 cases of amyloidosis out of 112 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis, and Saleeby 41 out of 50 cases. In a series of 579 autopsies at Glen Lake Sanatorium, 109 cases of amyloidosis were discovered, an incidence of 19 per cent. The incidence is less than is usually quoted by the various authors from other sanatoria. Rosenblatt found amyloidosis in 24.4...Bibliography BELL ET: Amyloid disease of the kidneys, Am. Jr. Path., 1933, ix, 185-204. Google Scholar CAREY JB: Pneumosilicosis and amyloidosis, ANN. INT. MED., 1933, vi, 1106-1113. LinkGoogle Scholar DIXON HM: Renal amyloidosis in relation to renal insufficiency, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1934, clxxxvii, 401-411. CrossrefGoogle Scholar FAHR T: Zur Frage der Amyloidnephrose und Amyloidschrumpfniere, Klin. Wchnschr., 1931, x, 1208-1209. Google Scholar LANGERONPAGETSENELART LM: Observation clinique biochimique et anatomique d'un cas d'amylose viscerale et renale avec lesions de nephritic chronique, Bull. et mem. Soc. med. de hôp. de Paris, 1931, xlvii, 1779-1782. Google Scholar PERLAGROSS DH: Atypical amyloid disease, Am. Jr. Path., 1935, xi, 93-112. Google Scholar RAUBITSCHEK H: Über Nierenamyloidose, Virchow's Arch. f. path. Anat., 1905, clxxxii, 297-313. CrossrefGoogle Scholar ROSENBLATT MB: Amyloidosis and amyloid nephrosis, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1933, clxxxvi, 558-567. CrossrefGoogle Scholar SALEEBY ER: Question of existence of amyloid casts, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1925, lxxxiv, 344-345. CrossrefGoogle Scholar WILLER H: Über Amyloidschrumpfnieren; unter besonderer Berücksichtigung von Blutdruck und Herzhypertrophie, Verhandl. d. phys. med. Gesellsch., 1932, lvii, 1-9. Google Scholar WILLER H: Über Amyloidschrumpfnieren; unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Kreislaufs, Frankf. Ztschr. f. Path., 1933, xlvi, 306-320. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Minneapolis, Minnesota*Received for publication November 4, 1936. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 March 1937Volume 10, Issue 9Page: 1398-1405KeywordsAmyloidosisAutopsyPatientsPolycystic kidney diseaseSurgery ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1937 PDF downloadLoading ...