picibanil and Amyloidosis

picibanil has been researched along with Amyloidosis* in 2 studies

Other Studies

2 other study(ies) available for picibanil and Amyloidosis

Article	Year
[Successful treatment of pleurodesis for seemingly intractable pleural effusion in pleural amyloidosis with rheumatoid arthritis]. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai zasshi = the journal of the Japanese Respiratory Society, 2011, Volume: 49, Issue:12 We report a case of secondary amyloidosis with pleural involvement in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. A 77-year-old man had received a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis 10 years previously. Bilateral pleural effusion of unknown etiology was noted 2 years prior to admission. A biopsy of the left pleura by video-assisted thoracic surgery did not reveal any evidence of the cause of his pleural effusion. The histological findings revealed chronic inflammation of the pleura on a hematoxylin-eosin (HE) stain, but treatment with an increased dose of corticosteroid did not improve his effusion. Right pneumothorax then developed. Based on the histological findings of a Congo red stain, the diagnosis was changed to pleural amyloidosis. An initial attempt at pleurodesis with OK-432 and a pleural patch with the patient's own blood was attempted but was not successful. Subsequently, pleurodesis with OK-432 and the patient's own blood improved his pleural effusion and pneumothorax. Pleural involvement in amyloidosis is extremely rare and is difficult to treat. Topics: Aged; Amyloidosis; Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Blood; Humans; Male; Picibanil; Pleural Diseases; Pleural Effusion; Pleurodesis	2011
Nodular lung disease with five year survival and unilateral pleural effusion in AL amyloidosis. Amyloid : the international journal of experimental and clinical investigation : the official journal of the International Society of Amyloidosis, 1999, Volume: 6, Issue:4 A 67-year-old female patient with biopsy proven AL systemic amyloidosis developed rapidly progressive dyspnea. Chest roentgenogram and CT scan revealed a large right pleural effusion in addition to nodular lesions with bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy. The patient's serum showed IgG lambda type monoclonal gammopathy and she also had Bence Jones proteinuria. The pleural effusion was an exudate that contained many mononuclear cells and a high concentration of protein. Cardiac function was not seriously disturbed. Except for amyloidosis, no other causes for the severe pleural effusion were found. This patient was treated with chemical pleurodesis using Picibanil and a low dose of prednisolone. Eighteen months after this treatment, her right pleural effusion did not recur. Bronchopulmonary tissues are known to be frequently involved by AL systemic amyloidosis, but a nodular pattern of pulmonary amyloid deposition and a unilateral large pleural effusion are rare clinical manifestations in this disease. Topics: Aged; Amyloid; Amyloidosis; Female; Histocytochemistry; Humans; Lung Diseases; Picibanil; Pleural Effusion; Prednisolone; Radiography	1999

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Year

[Successful treatment of pleurodesis for seemingly intractable pleural effusion in pleural amyloidosis with rheumatoid arthritis].

Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai zasshi = the journal of the Japanese Respiratory Society, 2011, Volume: 49, Issue:12

We report a case of secondary amyloidosis with pleural involvement in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. A 77-year-old man had received a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis 10 years previously. Bilateral pleural effusion of unknown etiology was noted 2 years prior to admission. A biopsy of the left pleura by video-assisted thoracic surgery did not reveal any evidence of the cause of his pleural effusion. The histological findings revealed chronic inflammation of the pleura on a hematoxylin-eosin (HE) stain, but treatment with an increased dose of corticosteroid did not improve his effusion. Right pneumothorax then developed. Based on the histological findings of a Congo red stain, the diagnosis was changed to pleural amyloidosis. An initial attempt at pleurodesis with OK-432 and a pleural patch with the patient's own blood was attempted but was not successful. Subsequently, pleurodesis with OK-432 and the patient's own blood improved his pleural effusion and pneumothorax. Pleural involvement in amyloidosis is extremely rare and is difficult to treat.

Topics: Aged; Amyloidosis; Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Blood; Humans; Male; Picibanil; Pleural Diseases; Pleural Effusion; Pleurodesis

2011

Nodular lung disease with five year survival and unilateral pleural effusion in AL amyloidosis.

Amyloid : the international journal of experimental and clinical investigation : the official journal of the International Society of Amyloidosis, 1999, Volume: 6, Issue:4

A 67-year-old female patient with biopsy proven AL systemic amyloidosis developed rapidly progressive dyspnea. Chest roentgenogram and CT scan revealed a large right pleural effusion in addition to nodular lesions with bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy. The patient's serum showed IgG lambda type monoclonal gammopathy and she also had Bence Jones proteinuria. The pleural effusion was an exudate that contained many mononuclear cells and a high concentration of protein. Cardiac function was not seriously disturbed. Except for amyloidosis, no other causes for the severe pleural effusion were found. This patient was treated with chemical pleurodesis using Picibanil and a low dose of prednisolone. Eighteen months after this treatment, her right pleural effusion did not recur. Bronchopulmonary tissues are known to be frequently involved by AL systemic amyloidosis, but a nodular pattern of pulmonary amyloid deposition and a unilateral large pleural effusion are rare clinical manifestations in this disease.

Topics: Aged; Amyloid; Amyloidosis; Female; Histocytochemistry; Humans; Lung Diseases; Picibanil; Pleural Effusion; Prednisolone; Radiography

1999