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  • Title: [Osteoarticular amyloidosis caused by dialysis].
    Author: Orzincolo C, Bedani PL, Scutellari PN, Cardona P, Farinelli A, Vita G.
    Journal: Radiol Med; 1988; 76(1-2):38-43. PubMed ID: 3399708.
    Abstract:
    The accumulation of amyloid in the bone and joint system has recently been recognized as a peculiar disease in patients undergoing long-term hemodialysis (5 years at least), especially in those who use cuprophan membranes. The pathology of amyloidosis is characterized by deposits of amyloid (beta 2-microglobulin mainly) in the bone, in the synovia, and in pericapsular soft tissues. The skeleton of 46 long-term hemodialysis patients (19 males and 27 females) was studied by X-ray: bone and joint abnormalities due to amyloid deposition were observed in 45% of cases. The shoulder, hip, and wrist were the most frequently involved joints. Destructive spondyloarthropathy was present in 15% of cases. The radiographic patterns of AOD are generally divided into axial and peripheral lesions. In the appendicular skeleton abnormalities include: well-defined lytic areas (geodes), pathologic fractures, marginal erosions, and periarticular soft tissue swelling. Destructive spondyloarthropathy is frequently present in the cervical spine (85% of our cases), and is characterized by narrowing of the intervertebral space, marginal erosion, and subchondral bone sclerosis of the vertebral body.
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