TY - JOUR
T1 - Primary localised amyloidosis of urethra presenting as a penile stricture
AU - Jaiprakash, Padmapriya
AU - Shivmurthy, Archana
AU - Valiathan, Manna
AU - Chawla, Arun
PY - 2018/12/1
Y1 - 2018/12/1
N2 - Amyloidosis is characterized by the deposition of fibrillar proteins by either plasma cells or derived from circulating proteins, the former especially involved in pathogenesis of localised amyloidosis. We describe a case of primary localised amyloidosis involving the urethra, in a 54-year-old diabetic patient, presenting with symptoms of stricture. Though a rare cause, in a patient with clinical diagnosis of urethral stricture, one of the differential diagnosis to be ruled out is primary urethral amyloidosis.
AB - Amyloidosis is characterized by the deposition of fibrillar proteins by either plasma cells or derived from circulating proteins, the former especially involved in pathogenesis of localised amyloidosis. We describe a case of primary localised amyloidosis involving the urethra, in a 54-year-old diabetic patient, presenting with symptoms of stricture. Though a rare cause, in a patient with clinical diagnosis of urethral stricture, one of the differential diagnosis to be ruled out is primary urethral amyloidosis.
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U2 - 10.7860/JCDR/2018/37117.12312
DO - 10.7860/JCDR/2018/37117.12312
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85057583434
SN - 2249-782X
VL - 12
SP - ED01-ED03
JO - Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
JF - Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
IS - 12
ER -
