Päi S, Helin H, Isomäki H
University of Tartu, Estonia.
Scand J Rheumatol. 1993;22(5):248-9. doi: 10.3109/03009749309095132.
Occurrence of secondary amyloidosis in hospitalized Estonian patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis was studied using subcutaneous fat aspiration biopsies. Only 47 out of 59 samples included fat, and amyloidosis deposits were found in 11 of these (23%). The high frequency of amyloidosis may be due to selection of the most severe cases in the hospital.
通过皮下脂肪抽吸活检,对爱沙尼亚住院类风湿关节炎患者继发性淀粉样变性的发生情况进行了研究。59个样本中只有47个包含脂肪,其中11个(23%)发现有淀粉样变性沉积。淀粉样变性的高发生率可能是由于医院选择了病情最严重的病例。