The many guises of amyloidosis

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Amyloidosis can present in myriad ways and is often confused with other diseases. To help physicians avoid diagnostic pitfalls, Drs Vogelgesang and Klipple describe the various clinical amyloid syndromes, tell what differentiates them, and summarize the effects of amyloid infiltration on various organ systems. They also assess the effectiveness of diagnostic techniques and note the relative ineffectiveness of medications that have been used to treat amyloidosis.

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Scott A. Vogelgesang

MAJ Scott A. Vogelgesang, MC, USA COL Gary L. Klipple, MC, USA Dr Vogelgesang is a staff rheumatologist and Dr Klipple is chief of rheumatology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC. Both are assistant professors, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Bethesda.

Gary L. Klipple

MAJ Scott A. Vogelgesang, MC, USA COL Gary L. Klipple, MC, USA Dr Vogelgesang is a staff rheumatologist and Dr Klipple is chief of rheumatology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC. Both are assistant professors, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Bethesda.