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Amyloidosis is a chronic multisystem disease that could show multitude of nonspecific symptoms. Gastrointestinal amyloidosis is a very unusual cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding and it does not usually lead… Click to show full abstract
Amyloidosis is a chronic multisystem disease that could show multitude of nonspecific symptoms. Gastrointestinal amyloidosis is a very unusual cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding and it does not usually lead the patient to death. We report a case of a 73-year-old woman who presented a severe, refractory lower gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to ileal ulcers due to amyloid deposit.
Keywords:
gastrointestinal bleeding;
lower gastrointestinal;
gastrointestinal amyloidosis;
amyloidosis unusual;
unusual cause
Journal Title: Revista Espanola De Enfermedades Digestivas
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: Revista Espanola De Enfermedades Digestivas
Year Published: 2019
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