Bone marrow amyloidosis masquerading as visceral leishmaniasis: An enigma of a big spleen disease
Massive splenomegaly can be caused by various infectious, inflammatory and systemic disorders but is a rare occurrence due to underlying amyloidosis. Amyloidosis is due to the defective or unusual folding of amyloid proteins and is characterized by abnormal deposition of anomalous proteins.
Authors
- Tathagata Chatterjee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3374-2118)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Images and Medical Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-04-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.52768/2766-7820/3539
- Primary Topic
- Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00