“My brother has been diagnosed with amyloidosis. What is the usual course of treatment?”
My brother is 20 years old and has been diagnosed with amyloidosis. What is the treatment process for the disease? Is it a life threatening?
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There are mainly 2 kinds of amyloidosis, AL and AA amyloidosis. Treatment depends on the cause of the abnormal protein production, known as amyloid fibrils In AL amylodosis, therapy is aimed at the underlying plasma cell dyscrasias. In AA amyloidosis, therapy is aimed at the underlying inflammatory or infectious etiology. As your brother is very young, I’m not sure whether he has amyloidosis secondary to Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF). Your brother needs further studies including tissue biopsy.
Hope this will help you.
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