Secondary Amyloidosis in Spinal Cord Injury

Article1 December 1949SECONDARY AMYLOIDOSIS IN SPINAL CORD INJURYCHARLES EDWARD THOMPSON, M.D., F.A.C.P., MARION LEE RICE JR., M.D.CHARLES EDWARD THOMPSON, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, MARION LEE RICE JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-31-6-1057 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptRecent reviews of the literature reveal an awakening of interest in the study of amyloidosis.1, 2, 3, 4, 5The occurrence of this lardaceous pathological process in relationship to spinal cord injury had not been noted previously, with the exception of a case reported in 1867 by Fagge.6A large number of spinal cord injuries, resulting from World War II, are under observation in Veterans Administration hospitals. Sufficient time has now elapsed for these patients to be subjected to the effects of wasting disease, tissue atrophy and repeated infections. Secondary amyloidosis in this group of patients then might be expected...Bibliography1. BRUNSTINGMACDONALD LCLD: Primary systematized amyloidosis with macroglossia; a syndrome related to Bence Jones proteinuria and myeloma, Proc. Mayo Clin., 1947, xxii, 67-70. Google Scholar2. HESTONLARSENDERINGER WECDMK: Variation in occurrence of pathological calcification, nephritis and amyloidosis, Jr. Nat. Cancer Inst., 1945, vi, 41-47. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. JACOBIGRAYZEL MMA: Amyloidosis generalized—C.P.C. 84 cases, Jr. Mt. Sinai Hosp., 1945, xii, 339-363. Google Scholar4. TRASOFFSCHREIBERGSCARF ANM: Recovery from rheumatoid arthritis complicated by amyloidosis, Arch. Int. Med., 1944, lxxiv, 4-10. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. ZEMP EF: Primary amyloidosis, Ann. Int. Med., 1947, xxvi, 448-453. Google Scholar6. FAGGE C: Principles and practice of medicine, 1867 ii, 481-488. Google Scholar7. AUERBACHSTEMMERMAN OMG: Renal amyloidosis, Arch. Int. Med., 1944, lxxiv, 244-253. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. COHEN S: Amyloidosis complicating tuberculosis—diagnosis, treatment and prognosis, Ann. Int. Med., 1943, xix, 990-1002. Google Scholar9. ROSENBLATT MB: Clinical manifestations of amyloidosis, Ann. Int. Med., 1934, viii, 679-689. Google Scholar10. EKLUNDREIMANN CMHA: Etiology of amyloid disease, with note on experimental renal amyloidosis, Arch. Path., 1936, xxi, 1-9. Google Scholar11. ORLOFFFELDER JL: Primary systemic amyloidosis with jaundice, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1946, ccxii, 275-279. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. SPAINRILEY DR: Jaundice in amyloidosis of the liver, Am. Jr. Clin. Path., 1944, xiv, 284-288. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. GRAYZELJACOBI HM: Secondary amyloidosis, results of therapy with desiccated whole liver powder, Ann. Int. Med., 1938, xii, 39-58. Google Scholar14. AUERBACHSTEMMERMAN OMG: Value and limitation of the Congo red test, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1944, ccviii, 305-309. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication March 9, 1948.From Paraplegia Service, Veterans Administration Medical Teaching Group, Kennedy Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee. Published with permission of Chief Medical Director, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Veterans Administration, who assumes no responsibility for the opinions expressed or the conclusions drawn by the authors. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byInfections and AA amyloidosis: An overviewOsteomyelitis: A Review of Clinical Features, Therapeutic Considerations and Unusual AspectsBehandlung der Verletzungen des RückenmarksAmyloidosis in the Paraplegic; Incidence and SignificanceCauses of death in the early and late stages of paraplegiaEffect of Competitive Industrial Activity on the Traumatic ParaplegicSecondary amyloidosis in injuries to the spinal cordPlastic surgery for closure of decubitus ulcers in patients with paraplegiaCLINICAL STUDIES OF SECONDARY AMYLOIDOSIS IN TUBERCULOSIS*MAURICE H. WALD, M.S., M.D.Amyloidosis of the LiverComplications of Neurogenic Bladder: Case ReportParaplegia and secondary amyloidosis 1 December 1949Volume 31, Issue 6Page: 1057-1064KeywordsAmyloidosisAtrophyInfectious diseasesParaplegiaSpinal cord injurySurgery ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1949 PDF downloadLoading ...