Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Manuscript ID	8613
Country	United States

Received	2013-12-31 11:46
Peer-Review Started	2013-12-31 19:21
To Make the First Decision	2014-02-13 15:55
Return for Revision	2014-02-17 19:47
Revised	2014-03-04 05:32
Second Decision	2014-03-12 18:37
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Case Report
Article Title	Rare presentation of primary (AL) amyloidosis as gastrointestinal hemorrhage without systemic involvement
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Mohammad F Ali, Anik Patel, Stephanie Muller and David Friedel
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Corresponding Author	Mohammad F Ali, MD, Resident Physician, Department of Internal Medicine, Winthrop University Hospital, 222 Station Plaza North, Suite 509, Mineola, NY 11501, United States. mfali@winthrop.org
Key Words	Primary amyloidosis; AL amyloidosis; Gastrointestinal hemorrhage; Endoscopic finding; Endoscopic biopsy; Upper gastrointestinal bleeding; Amyloid deposition; Gastric/intestinal mucosa; Mucosal inflammation
Core Tip	This case report of a 58-year-old African-American woman with coffee-ground emesis highlights a rare instance where AL (kappa)-type amyloidosis presents as gastrointestinal hemorrhage in the absence of clinical disease elsewhere in the body. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy initially revealed punctate, erythematous lesions throughout the stomach as well as regions of small bowel mucosa that appeared scalloped, ulcerated, and hemorrhaged on contact. Patient was treated for cytomegalovirus gastritis based on biopsy results. However, repeat enteroscopy continued to demonstrate friable and irregular duodenal mucosa with pathology highlighting infiltration and expansion of the lamina propria and submucosa. Appropriate staining and subtyping established AL (kappa)-type amyloidosis.
Publish Date	2014-04-20 14:05
Citation	Ali MF, Patel A, Muller S, Friedel D. Rare presentation of primary (AL) amyloidosis as gastrointestinal hemorrhage without systemic involvement. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2014; 6(4): 144-147
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v6/i4/144.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v6.i4.144

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