RECOVERY FROM GENERALIZED AMYLOIDOSIS SECONDARY TO PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS

Abstract

Recovery from amyloidosis in a patient with chronic progressive pulmonary tuberculosis is a clinical curiosity. While it is true that experimentation with animals¹and clinical observation2 have repeatedly demonstrated that amyloid tissue can undergo spontaneous absorption if the causative agent is removed, unfortunately the tuberculous patient with amyloidosis rarely recovers from the primary process. The following is a report of a case of clinical cure of generalized amyloidosis secondary to extensive pulmonary tuberculosis and tuberculous pyothorax. The patient has been under my observation for the past four years, during which time the entire cycle of development and regression of the amyloid process has been carefully followed. A. K., a 34 year old man, was admitted to the country sanatorium of the REPORT OF CASE Montefiore Hospital in August 1931, with a history of a productive cough and fever of five months' duration. Examination disclosed a fibrocaseous infiltration of the