AMYLOIDOSIS WITH MINIMAL EXPLANATION.pptx

AMYLOIDOSIS

1. AMYLOIDOSIS Amyloidosis is a rare disease of the blood. It is so rare that the condition is difficult to research. Perhaps as few as one in one million people contract this disease. amyloidosis is not a form of cancer; however, the presence of this disease may indicate the presence of certain cancers of the blood, among them, multiple myeloma.

2. TYPES AL amyloidosis  — the most common in the United States, and is usually not associated with an underlying disease like Crohn's disease. AA amyloidosis  — usually associated with some form of underlying chronic disease Hereditary amyloidosis  — inherited

3. RISK RACTORS more common in men more common over the age of forty can be inherited

4. DIAGNOSIS Amyloidosis can be difficult to diagnose by virtue of the few people who get this disease. It is believed that many people go undiagnosed because the disease is so rare. Some tests may be given, including: blood work to look for proteins urine evaluation to look at kidney function ultrasound to examine organs, especially size

5. SYMPTOMS OF AMYLOIDOSIS weight loss and fatigue anemia joint pain kidney problems abnormal liver function

6. TREATMENT diet medications, including steroids chemotherapy to attack abnormal cells that are infected