renal amyloidosis

renal amyloidosis
amyloid deposits in the kidneys; in the primary type the fibrils are mainly of AL amyloid, and in secondary types they are of AA amyloid. Secondary types may accompany inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis or paraplegias, chronic infectious diseases such as tuberculosis or leprosy, and neoplastic diseases such as multiple myeloma. Called also amyloid nephropathy or nephrosis.

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