AMYLOIDOSIS IN ANKYLOSING SPONDYL1TIS - UNEXPECTED FINDINGS UNDERSCORING THE IMPORTANCE OF TYPING OF AMYLOID DEPOSITS

摘要

Certain clinical conditions may be associated, as complications, with systemic amyloidosis (1,2). To this end, chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis are typically associated with AA systemic amyloidosis (1). However, this is not uniformly the case and typing of the actual amyloid deposits is always mandatory The purpose of this presentation is to draw attention to the importance of amyloid typing in patient management.