Ailawadi Shaina, Cheema Bahar K, Salahuddin Syed, Agrawal Sangeeta
Internal Medicine, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, USA.
Department of Gastroenterology, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, USA.
Cureus. 2022 Feb 10;14(2):e22085. doi: 10.7759/cureus.22085. eCollection 2022 Feb.
A 74-year-old male with an unintentional 20-pound weight loss over the past year presented with new-onset dysphagia to solid foods. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed a subtle stricture with ill-defined scar tissue-like findings in the distal esophagus and erosions in the antrum of the stomach without masses. Pathologic findings showed the presence of amyloidosis involving the proximal and distal esophagus, as well as gastric mucosa with chronic inflammation and reactive epithelial changes. We present a rare case of dysphagia as the initial presentation of gastrointestinal amyloidosis.
一名74岁男性,在过去一年中体重意外减轻了20磅,出现了新发性的固体食物吞咽困难。食管胃十二指肠镜检查显示,食管远端有细微狭窄,伴有不明确的瘢痕组织样表现,胃窦有糜烂但无肿块。病理检查结果显示存在淀粉样变性,累及食管近端和远端以及胃黏膜,伴有慢性炎症和反应性上皮改变。我们报告了一例罕见的以吞咽困难为首发表现的胃肠道淀粉样变性病例。