Primary Localised Amyloidosis of Urethra Presenting as a Penile Stricture
Published: December 1, 2018 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2018/37117.12312
Padmapriya Jaiprakash, Archana Shivmurthy, Manna Valiathan, Arun Chawla
1. Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
2. Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
3. Professor, Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
4. Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Urology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Padmapriya Jaiprakash,
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Basic Sciences, Kasturba Medical College, Madhava Nagar,
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India-576104, Karnataka, India.
E-mail: padmapriya.j@gmail.com
Amyloidosis is characterized by the deposition of fibrillar proteins by either plasma cells or derived from circulating proteins, the former especially involved in pathogenesis of localised amyloidosis. We describe a case of primary localised amyloidosis involving the urethra, in a 54-year-old diabetic patient, presenting with symptoms of stricture. Though a rare cause, in a patient with clinical diagnosis of urethral stricture, one of the differential diagnosis to be ruled out is primary urethral amyloidosis.
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