An Unusual Amyloid Goiter in a 48-Year-Old Woman with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Secondary Amyloidosis and Renal Failure
Amyloid goiter (AG) is characterized by the presence of deposits of amyloid protein in the thyroid tissue in sufficient amounts to produce enlargement of the gland, accompanied by fat deposition or thyrolipomatosis. It can be seen in long-standing inflammatory disorders, with the common characterist...
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| author | B. López-Muñoz L. Greco Bermúdez D. Marín-Jiménez M. F. Sánchez de la Fuente A. Franca Capparelli I. Mascarell Martínez S. Serrano Corredor |
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| description | Amyloid goiter (AG) is characterized by the presence of deposits of amyloid protein in the thyroid tissue in sufficient amounts to produce enlargement of the gland, accompanied by fat deposition or thyrolipomatosis. It can be seen in long-standing inflammatory disorders, with the common characteristic of amyloidotic renal failure. In daily practice, practitioners should pay attention to the differential diagnosis in patients with suggestive co-morbidities for amyloidosis. The clinic is a progressive increase of the thyroid gland with compressive symptomatology (dyspnea, dysphagia, and changes in the voice). The main imaging finding is diffuse fatty infiltration of the thyroid. The amyloid goitre was most probably in the general context of amyloidosis, regardless of the other complications. We present a case of a 48-years-old female with amyloid goiter secondary to rheumatoid arthritis and renal failure. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1d8aa891ab4540f68e0ed0bdbae14d2b2025-02-03T01:20:28ZengWileyCase Reports in Endocrinology2090-65012090-651X2019-01-01201910.1155/2019/42914864291486An Unusual Amyloid Goiter in a 48-Year-Old Woman with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Secondary Amyloidosis and Renal FailureB. López-Muñoz0L. Greco Bermúdez1D. Marín-Jiménez2M. F. Sánchez de la Fuente3A. Franca Capparelli4I. Mascarell Martínez5S. Serrano Corredor6Sección de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, ISABIAL-FISABIO, Valencia, SpainSección de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, ISABIAL-FISABIO, Valencia, SpainSección de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, SpainSección de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, ISABIAL-FISABIO, Valencia, SpainSección de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Vega Baja de Orihuela, Alicante, SpainSección de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Vega Baja de Orihuela, Alicante, SpainSección de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, ISABIAL-FISABIO, Valencia, SpainAmyloid goiter (AG) is characterized by the presence of deposits of amyloid protein in the thyroid tissue in sufficient amounts to produce enlargement of the gland, accompanied by fat deposition or thyrolipomatosis. It can be seen in long-standing inflammatory disorders, with the common characteristic of amyloidotic renal failure. In daily practice, practitioners should pay attention to the differential diagnosis in patients with suggestive co-morbidities for amyloidosis. The clinic is a progressive increase of the thyroid gland with compressive symptomatology (dyspnea, dysphagia, and changes in the voice). The main imaging finding is diffuse fatty infiltration of the thyroid. The amyloid goitre was most probably in the general context of amyloidosis, regardless of the other complications. We present a case of a 48-years-old female with amyloid goiter secondary to rheumatoid arthritis and renal failure.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4291486 |
| spellingShingle | B. López-Muñoz L. Greco Bermúdez D. Marín-Jiménez M. F. Sánchez de la Fuente A. Franca Capparelli I. Mascarell Martínez S. Serrano Corredor An Unusual Amyloid Goiter in a 48-Year-Old Woman with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Secondary Amyloidosis and Renal Failure Case Reports in Endocrinology |
| title | An Unusual Amyloid Goiter in a 48-Year-Old Woman with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Secondary Amyloidosis and Renal Failure |
| title_full | An Unusual Amyloid Goiter in a 48-Year-Old Woman with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Secondary Amyloidosis and Renal Failure |
| title_fullStr | An Unusual Amyloid Goiter in a 48-Year-Old Woman with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Secondary Amyloidosis and Renal Failure |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Unusual Amyloid Goiter in a 48-Year-Old Woman with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Secondary Amyloidosis and Renal Failure |
| title_short | An Unusual Amyloid Goiter in a 48-Year-Old Woman with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Secondary Amyloidosis and Renal Failure |
| title_sort | unusual amyloid goiter in a 48 year old woman with rheumatoid arthritis secondary amyloidosis and renal failure |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4291486 |
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