Gastric, Colonic, and Rectal Amyloidosis in the Setting of Familial Mediterranean Fever: A Unique Cause of Intractable Diarrhea

Table 1

The patient’s admission and pertinent laboratory values compared to the reference ranges.

Variables	Values	Reference range
Sodium	129	135–145 mEq/L
Potassium	5.7	3.5–5.0 mEq/L
Calcium	10.8	8.6–10.3 mg/dL
Blood urea nitrogen	31	7–23 mg/dL
Creatinine	1.34	0.60–1.24 mg/dL
Uric acid	6.3	2.3–7.6
Lipase level	20	8–57 U/L
Serum bicarbonate	18	21–31 mg/dL
Free T4	0.98	0.61–1.12 ng/dL
TSH	6.525	0.450–5.330 mcIntlUnit/mL
Hemoglobin	8.3	13.5–17.5 g/dL
White blood cells	12.1 × 10^3/mm^3	4.5 × 10^3/mm^3–11.0 × 10^3/mm^3
ESR	31	0–10 mm/hr
CRP	4.1	≤9.9
Ferritin	1,300.0	16.4–294.0 ng/mL
B12	602	211–911 pg/mL
Folate	4.0	≥4.1 ng/mL
Transferrin	166	201–355 mg/dL
Cortisol	6.7	Normal
Procalcitonin	0.14	Normal
Lactic acid	1.4
Tacrolimus level	8.6	2.0–20.0
ANA with reflex		Negative
MPO-ANCA and PR3-ANCA		Not detected
Hepatitis B and C profile		Normal
Serum protein electrophoresis		Normal
C diff toxin		Negative
C diff antigen		Negative
SAA		Positive on biopsy