Hepatic amyloidosis presenting as severe intrahepatic cholestasis: a case report and review of the literature

Am J Gastroenterol. 1988 Jul;83(7):783-5.

Abstract

Although hepatic involvement is common in all forms of amyloidosis, jaundice is infrequent and usually mild. We report a case of a 74-yr-old man with severe intrahepatic cholestasis and hepatic amyloid. The topography of amyloid deposition was unusual, in that deposits were confined predominantly to the portal tract. They appeared as a dense eosinophilic infiltrate that stained with congo red. A review of the English-language literature revealed only 18 prior patients with hepatic amyloid associated with severe intrahepatic cholestasis. The histology of only one of these patients showed a similar distribution of amyloid deposits.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Amyloidosis / complications*
  • Amyloidosis / pathology
  • Cholestasis, Intrahepatic / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Liver Diseases / complications*
  • Liver Diseases / pathology
  • Male