Amyloidosis: a rare cause of pan-dysmotility

Authors

Rofinna Johnkennedy MD, MPH, Yale New Haven Health/Bridgeport Hospital
Cheng-Hung Tai, Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Yale-New Haven Health-Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT.
Alexa Plato MD, Department of Medicine,, Yale New Haven Health/Bridgeport Hospital

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Abstract

Amyloidosis is a rare systemic infiltrative disease, with a prevalence estimated to be 6-10 cases per million person-years. It involves the extracellular deposition of beta-sheet fibrillar protein and can manifest in any organ system in the body. Diagnosis of gastrointestinal involvement of amyloidosis can be difficult, given its nonspecific symptoms including abdominal pain, nausea, dysphagia, and diarrhea.

Publication Date

Fall 2024

Recommended Citation

Johnkennedy, Rofinna MD, MPH; Tai, Cheng-Hung; and Plato, Alexa MD, Department of Medicine,, "Amyloidosis: a rare cause of pan-dysmotility" (2024). Posters. 33.
https://scholar.bridgeporthospital.org/poster_presentations/33