Clinical outcomes and survival in AA amyloidosis patients

Ayar, Yavuz; ERSOY, ALPARSLAN; Oksuz, Mustafa; OCAKOĞLU, GÖKHAN; AYTAÇ VURUŞKAN, BERNA; YILDIZ, ABDULMECİT; Isiktas, Emel; ORUÇ, AYŞEGÜL; Celikci, Sedat; Arslan, Ismail; ŞAHİN, AHMET; GÜLLÜLÜ, MUSTAFA

doi:10.1016/j.rbre.2017.02.002

Clinical outcomes and survival in AA amyloidosis patients

Ayar Y., ERSOY A., Oksuz M. F., OCAKOĞLU G., AYTAÇ VURUŞKAN B., YILDIZ A., ...More

REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE REUMATOLOGIA, vol.57, no.6, pp.535-544, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 57 Issue: 6
Publication Date: 2017
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.rbre.2017.02.002
Journal Name: REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE REUMATOLOGIA
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.535-544
Keywords: AA amyloidosis, Chronic kidney disease, Familial Mediterranean fever, Mortality, Renal survival, SYSTEMIC AMYLOIDOSIS, RENAL INVOLVEMENT, PREVALENCE, ORIGIN
Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: Amyloid A amyloidosis is a rare complication of chronic inflammatory conditions. Most patients with amyloid A amyloidosis present with nephropathy and it leads to renal failure and death. We studied clinical characteristics and survival in patients with amyloid A amyloidosis.