Primary Localised Amyloidosis of the Urethra: A Case Report

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Nawal Khan Kamran Ahmed Catherine Horsfield Sachin Malde Majed Shabbir

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Sachin Malde
Department of Urology, Guy’s Hospital, London, UK

A B S T R A C T

Primary localised amyloidosis of the urethra is a rare entity with only 50 cases reported in the literature. The deposition of fibrillary proteins can lead to a range of symptoms. Importantly, the clinical and cystoscopic features may mimic urethral malignancy (haematuria, voiding difficulties, and a palpable urethral mass), and so thorough investigation is required in order to exclude malignancy, and to identify features of generalised amyloidosis which has a poor prognosis. Once diagnosed the prognosis of localised amyloidosis is excellent, although disease recurrence is possible. We describe a case of primary localised urethral amyloidosis presenting with visible haematuria and a urethral stricture and reviewed the literature regarding management of this rare condition.

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Case Report

Publication history

Received: Sat 27, Mar 2021
Accepted: Tue 17, Aug 2021
Published: Fri 03, Sep 2021

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© 2023 Sachin Malde. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.AJSCR.2021.01.04