amyloidosis

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A rare disease in which harmful protein builds up in organs and stops them working

noun
/ˌæmɪloʊɪˈdoʊsɪs/

Specialized

: amiloidosis

Both of these patients were diagnosed with localized amyloidosis of the larynx.
systemic amyloidosis
laryngeal amyloidosis
diagnosis of amyloidosis

Examples

Patients with localized amyloidosis have a considerably better prognosis than those with systemic disease.

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As many as half of all cases of systemic amyloidosis are associated with multiple myeloma.

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Of course, amyloidosis should not be the first consideration in a case of macroglossia.

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In this article, we report a case of primary systemic amyloidosis of the tongue in an elderly man.

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We report a case of primary systemic amyloidosis in a 71-year-old man.

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The two main forms of amyloidosis are systemic and localized; the latter is rare.

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In either case, findings are positive in 75 to 90% of patients with systemic amyloidosis.

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Distinguishing systemic from localized amyloidosis is important because of the considerable difference in associated survival rates.

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Therefore, the patient was diagnosed with localized amyloidosis of the larynx with polyclonal reactive plasma cell infiltration.

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In this article, we report a case of primary systemic amyloidosis of the tongue in an elderly man.

Surface Forms

amyloidosis singular

amyloidoses plural

Morphology

amyloidosis = amyloid (transparent) = amyloid + osis

Standard medical formation: the noun is formed from 'amyloid' + '-osis' meaning a condition or disease involving amyloid deposits; morphologically regular though specialized.

Etymology

Amyloidosis comes from amyloid (from a Greek word meaning 'starch') and the medical ending -osis (meaning 'condition'). Early doctors called the protein deposits 'starch-like' because they looked like starch in tests, so amyloidosis means a condition where 'starch-like' proteins build up in organs.