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SUBMITTER: Koop AH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6296722 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Clujul medical (1957) 20181030 4
Gastrointestinal (GI) amyloidosis is rare and has varying clinical and endoscopic presentations. In this case series, we present three patients with primary systemic amyloid-light chain (AL) amyloidosis with GI involvement and complications of GI bleeding. We also provide a brief review of the literature, including clinical presentation, endoscopic findings, pathology, and management of GI amyloidosis. The endoscopic findings of GI amyloidosis can vary, including friable mucosa with erosions, ul ...[more]