Amyloidosis – rare disease?
Authors:
Markéta Jančíková 1; Milena Bretšnajdrová 2
Authors‘ workplace:
Léčebna dlouhodobě nemocných, Nemocnice AGEL , Přerov
1; II. interní klinika gastroenterologická a geriatrická, Fakultní nemocnice Olomouc
2
Published in:
Geriatrie a Gerontologie 2025, 14, č. 4: 161-165
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doi:
https://doi.org/10.61568/geri/50-6616/20251113/142064
Overview
Jančíková M, bretšnajdrová M. Amyloido sis – rare disease?
Amyloidosis is a heterogeneus group of diseases. they have in common saving insoluble protein in tissues. it’s symptoms are very wide and may imitate various number of other diseases or can be mistaken for simple polymorbidity so typical for geriatric patients. this is the reason why is this disease often late diagnosed or in clinical praxis not thought of. At the same time currently treatment modalities starting to ocur, which may extend lifespan or improve quality of life.
Keywords:
symptoms – therapy – diagnostics – amyloidosis
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