Doxycycline treatment in dialysis related amyloidosis: discrepancy between antalgic effect and inflammation, studied with FDG-positron emission tomography: a case report

Doxycycline treatment in dialysis related amyloidosis: discrepancy between antalgic effect and inflammation, studied with FDG-positron emission tomography: a case report

Abstract Background No effective treatment is currently available and dialysis related amyloidosis continues to be invalidating in long-term dialysis patients. A recent case series reported reduction of osteoarticular pain on doxycycline treatment, extending the indications of this drug, used in oth...

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Main Authors: Giorgina Barbara Piccoli, Mammar Hachemi, Ida Molfino, Jean Philippe Coindre, Charles Boursot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Dialysis related amyloidosis
Hemodialysis
Hemodiafiltration
Long-term survival
Positron emission tomography
Doxycycline
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-017-0698-z

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