Amyloidosis with predominant gastrointestinal symptoms: a challenge for physicians and a burden for patients: a case report

Masoud Faghieh Dinavari; Kasra Khodadadi; Amir-Taher Eftekhar-Sadat

doi:10.1186/s13256-026-05936-w

journal article Open Access Apr 06, 2026

Amyloidosis with predominant gastrointestinal symptoms: a challenge for physicians and a burden for patients: a case report

Masoud Faghieh Dinavari Kasra Khodadadi Amir-Taher Eftekhar-Sadat

Journal of Medical Case Reports · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

View at Publisher Save 10.1186/s13256-026-05936-w

Topics

No keywords indexed for this article. Browse by subject →

References

10

[1]

Talar-Wojnarowska R, Jamroziak KJAiC. Intestinal amyloidosis: clinical manifestations and diagnostic challenge. Adv Clin Exp Med. 2021;30(5):563–70. 10.17219/acem/133521

[2]

Youssef T, Zodeh K, Hoyek K, Bedran A, Bayeh A, Attieh P, et al. Primary amyloidosis unmasked by gastric biopsy: a case report. Clin Med Insights Case Rep. 2025;18: 11795476251380352. 10.1177/11795476251380352

[3]

Peñafort-Zamora J, Zamora-García A, Hernández-Cortes H, Pérez-Ríos J, Villalon-Ávalos S. Gastrointestinal manifestations in hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis: a case report. Revista de Gastroenterología de México (English Edition). 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rgmxen.2025.09.015. 10.1016/j.rgmxen.2025.09.015

[4]

Wisniowski B, Wechalekar A. Confirming the diagnosis of amyloidosis. Acta Haematol. 2020;143(4):312–21. 10.1159/000508022

[5]

Picken M, Westermark P. Amyloid detection and typing: summary of current practice and recommendations of the consensus group. Amyloid. 2011;18(sup1):48–50. 10.3109/13506129.2011.574354017

[6]

Ebert EC, Nagar M. Gastrointestinal manifestations of amyloidosis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2008;103(3):776–87. 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01669.x

[7]

Cowan AJ, Skinner M, Seldin DC, Berk JL, Lichtenstein DR, O’Hara CJ, et al. Amyloidosis of the gastrointestinal tract: a 13-year, single-center, referral experience. Haematologica. 2013;98(1):141. 10.3324/haematol.2012.068155

[8]

Freudenthaler S, Hegenbart U, Schönland S, Behrens H-M, Krüger S, Röcken C. Amyloid in biopsies of the gastrointestinal tract—A retrospective observational study on 542 patients. Virchows Arch. 2016;468:569–77. 10.1007/s00428-016-1916-y

[9]

Guideline of transthyretin-related hereditary amyloidosis for clinicians

YUKIO ANDO, Teresa Coelho, John L Berk et al.

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2013 10.1186/1750-1172-8-31

[10]

Dubrey S, Ackermann E, Gillmore J. The transthyretin amyloidoses: advances in therapy. Postgrad Med J. 2015;91(1078):439–48. 10.1136/postgradmedj-2014-133224

Metrics

0

Citations

10

References

Details

Published: Apr 06, 2026
License: View

Authors

M

Masoud Faghieh Dinavari

K

Kasra Khodadadi

A

Amir-Taher Eftekhar-Sadat

Cite This Article

Masoud Faghieh Dinavari, Kasra Khodadadi, Amir-Taher Eftekhar-Sadat (2026). Amyloidosis with predominant gastrointestinal symptoms: a challenge for physicians and a burden for patients: a case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-026-05936-w

Amyloidosis with predominant gastrointestinal symptoms: a challenge for physicians and a burden for patients: a case report

You May Also Like