A Case of Amyloidosis Presenting as Chronic Cholecystitis, Misdiagnosed as Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Amyloidosis is a rare disease defined by extracellular deposits of amorphous fibrillar proteins, derived from aggregations of misfolded proteins. Localization of amyloidosis in the gallbladder is uncommon; only eight cases have been reported. We describe a case of amyloidosis diagnosed by cholecyste...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Jin Publishing & Printing Co.
2016-07-01
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| Series: | The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.kjg.or.kr/journal/view.html?doi=10.4166/kjg.2016.68.1.49 |