Research Article
Minimally Invasive Minor Salivary Gland Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Amyloidosis in a Rheumatology Clinic
Table 1
Demographic and disease characteristics of patients.
| Characteristics | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 45.4 (14.9) |
| Gender | 21 female, 14 male |
| Main indication | | (i) Proteinuria | 27 | (ii) Impaired renal function | 3 | (iii) Refractory diarrhea | 2 | (iv) Cardiomyopathy | 2 | (v) Neuropathy | 1 |
| Underlying disorder | | (i) Familial Mediterranean fever | 16 | (ii) Rheumatoid arthritis | 4 | (iii) Ankylosing spondylitis | 5 | (iv) Collagenous tissue disorders | 3 | (v) Other | 7 |
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Other: Sjogren’s syndrome 2, juvenile chronic arthritis 2, POEMS syndrome 1, rheumatic manifestation of plasma cell disorder 1, or enteropathic arthritis 1.
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