Symptomatic Primary (AL) Amyloidosis of the Stomach and Duodenum

Primary (AL) amyloidosis of the gastrointestinal tract is relatively rare, and symptomatic amyloidosis of the stomach is even more seldom. We present the case of a patient who was referred to upper endoscopy because of weight loss, nausea, and vomiting. Large areas of intramucosal hemorrhages were s...

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Main Authors: Reidar Fossmark, Espen Skarsvåg, Harald Aarset, Henrik Hjorth-Hansen, Helge L. Waldum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/525439