Case Report

Systemic Amyloidosis in a Teenage Boy With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Abstract

Systemic amyloidosis is a very rare complication of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The reported cases of secondary amyloidosis in children with IBD are much fewer than those reported in adults. Herein, a teenage boy with Crohn’s disease is presented who developed nephrotic syndrome due to renal involvement secondary to amyloidosis, whereas the patient was under treatment with corticosteroid and 6-mercaptopurine. To our best knowledge, this is the first reported case of secondary amyloidosis in a teenage Iranian boy with Crohn’s disease.

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Systemic amyloidosis Inflammatory bowel disease Children
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Motamed F, Bagherian R, Adalat G, Moradinejad MH, Hajizadeh N, Vasei M, Mehdizadeh M, Rezaei N. Systemic Amyloidosis in a Teenage Boy With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Acta Med Iran. 2017;55(4):265-267.