Table 2.

Clinical manifestations of some systemic amyloidoses


Site

AL

AA

ATTR

AApoAI

AApoAII

ALys

AFib

AGel
Kidney   ++   ++   +   ++   ++   ++   ++   (+)  
Heart   ++   (+)   ++   ++   +   –   –   (+)  
PNS   +   –   ++   +   –   –   –   ++  
ANS   +   +   ++   –   –   –   –   (+)  
Liver/spleen   +   +   –   ++   –   ++   (+)   –  
GI   +   +   –   –   –   +   –   –  
CNS   –   –   +*  –   –   –   –   –  
Skin   +   –   –   +   –   +   –   ++  
Eye   –   –   ++   –   –   –   –   ++  
Testis
 

 
+
 

 
++
 

 

 

 

 

Site

AL

AA

ATTR

AApoAI

AApoAII

ALys

AFib

AGel
Kidney   ++   ++   +   ++   ++   ++   ++   (+)  
Heart   ++   (+)   ++   ++   +   –   –   (+)  
PNS   +   –   ++   +   –   –   –   ++  
ANS   +   +   ++   –   –   –   –   (+)  
Liver/spleen   +   +   –   ++   –   ++   (+)   –  
GI   +   +   –   –   –   +   –   –  
CNS   –   –   +*  –   –   –   –   –  
Skin   +   –   –   +   –   +   –   ++  
Eye   –   –   ++   –   –   –   –   ++  
Testis
 

 
+
 

 
++
 

 

 

 

 

AA indicates reactive amyloidosis; ATTR, transthyretin familial amyloidosis; AApoAI, apolipoprotein-AI familial amyloidosis; AApoAII, apolipoprotein-AII familial amyloidosis; ALys, lysozyme familial amyloidosis; AFib, fibrinogen familial amyloidosis; AGel, gelsolin familial amyloidosis; PNS, peripheral nervous system; ANS, autonomic nervous system; GI, gastrointestinal tract; CNS, central nervous system; ++, common; +, observed in a minority of patients; (+), observed rarely; –, not observed

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