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Secondary systemic amyloidosis - Treatment

Alternative Names

Amyloidosis - secondary systemic

Treatment:

The condition that is causing the amyloidosis should be treated. Some persons may need a bone marrow or stem cell transplant. There is no specific treatment for amyloidosis itself.

Expectations (prognosis):

How well a person does depends on which organs are affected. If the disease involves the heart and kidneys, it may lead to organ failure and death.

Complications:

Calling your health care provider:

Call your health care provider if you have symptoms of this condition. Numbness, weak grip, shortness of breath, swelling, bleeding, and irregular heart beats are serious symptoms that require prompt medical attention.

Amyloidosis on the fingers

Amyloidosis on the face

Antibodies

Reviewed last on: 4/1/2007
Mark Levin, MD, Hematologist and Oncologist, Newark, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

References

Goldman L, Ausiello D. Cecil Textbook of Medicine. 22nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2004.

Kumar V, Abbas AK, Fausto N. Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease. 7th ed. St. Louis, Mo: WB Saunders; 2005.

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