Secondary cutaneous nodular AA amyloidosis in a patient with primary Sjögren syndrome and celiac disease

J Clin Rheumatol. 2008 Feb;14(1):27-9. doi: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e318163815f.

Abstract

We describe a 62-year-old female with primary Sjögren syndrome and myopathy, severe osteoporosis, and vertebral fractures that were attributed to celiac disease. A year after the diagnosis, she developed a skin nodule on the extensor surface of her right elbow, which was due to an amyloid deposit of AA type. Amyloidosis, although relatively common in some chronic inflammatory diseases, has been uncommon in Sjögren syndrome or celiac disease. Visceral amyloid was not found in this patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Amyloidosis / complications*
  • Amyloidosis / pathology
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bone Density Conservation Agents / therapeutic use
  • Celiac Disease / complications*
  • Celiac Disease / diet therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Sjogren's Syndrome / complications*
  • Sjogren's Syndrome / drug therapy

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Bone Density Conservation Agents