Amyloidosis in a Renal Allograft in Familial Mediterranean Fever
Authors: MICHAEL B. JONES
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1977)

Brief Reports1 November 1977Amyloidosis in a Renal Allograft in Familial Mediterranean FeverMICHAEL B. JONES, M.D., J. MICHAEL ADAMS, M.D., JEFFREY A. PASSER, M.D.MICHAEL B. JONES, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, J. MICHAEL ADAMS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JEFFREY A. PASSER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-87-5-579 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe most common cause of death in familial Mediterranean fever is renal failure secondary to amyloidosis (1). Despite the occurrence of extrarenal amyloidosis in patients with this disease, failure of other organs is uncommon (1). At least four patients have been treated with transplantation for renal failure, and no recurrence of amyloidosis has been reported in these allograft kidneys (2-5). (While this paper was in press, a similar report appeared: Benson MD, Skinner M, Cohen AS: Amyloid deposition in renal transplant in familal Mediterranean fever. Ann Intern Med 87:31-34, 1977.)A patient with familial Mediterranean fever who received an allograft...References1. SOHARGAFNIPRASHELLER EJMH: Familial Mediterranean fever. A survey of 470 cases and review of the literature. Am J Med 43:227-253, 1967 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. JONES N: Renal amyloidosis: pathogenesis and therapy. Clin Nephrol 6:459-464, 1976 MedlineGoogle Scholar3. BELZERASHBYGULYASSYPOWELL FBPM: Successful seventeen-hour preservation and transplantation of a human-cadaver kidney. N Engl J Med 278:608-610, 1968 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. COHENBRICETTIHARRINGTONMANNICK AAJJ: Renal transplantation in two cases of amyloidosis. Lancet 2:513-514, 1971 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. : Renal transplantation in congenital and metabolic diseases. A report from the ASC/NIH Renal Transplant Registry. JAMA 232:148-153, 1975 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: MICHAEL B. JONES, M.D.; J. MICHAEL ADAMS, M.D.; JEFFREY A. PASSER, M.D.Affiliations: Department of Internal Medicine University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NB 68105 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDe novo amyloidosis in a renal transplant patientAA amyloidosis in the renal allograft: a report of two cases and review of the literatureDe la maladie périodique à l’amyloseRenal transplantation in amyloidosis: effects of HLA matching and donor type on recurrence of primary diseaseDe Novo Amyloidosis in a Renal Allograft: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureFamilial Mediterranean Fever-Associated AmyloidosisTubular and Metabolic Dysfunction Following Kidney TransplantationRenal transplantation in amyloid nephropathyRenal Tubular and Metabolic Dysfunction Following Kidney HomotransplantationThe effect of treatment of the associated disease on the development of amyloidosis in the experimental animalEvaluation and Selection of Candidates for Renal TransplantationSystemic amyloidosis involving two renal transplantsAmyloidosis in children with familial Mediterranean fever.Experimental modelsFamilial Mediterranean fever.Amelioration of Familial Mediterranean Fever during HemodialysisAmyloid deposition in a renal allograft in a case of amyloidosis secondary to rheumatoid arthritisRenal transplantation for patients with type I and type II membranoproliferative glomerulonephritisRenal Transplantation in Amyloidosis 1 November 1977Volume 87, Issue 5Page: 579-580KeywordsAmyloidosisFeversKidneysRenal failureRenal transplantationTransplantation ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1977 PDF downloadLoading ...