RENAL AMYLOIDOSIS

Amyloidosis is not a single disease entity rather it is a family of different diseases having multisystem involvement. There are several causes of amyloidosis having different frequency in the world. In the west, amyloidosis is mainly A.L. type and hence affects elderly population. Secondary amyloidosis (A.A.) is rare and commonly due to inflammatory bowel diseases or rheumatoid arthritis. We conducted a cross sectional hospital based study at the Department of Medicine Hayat Abad Medical Complex Peshawar 19998-2001. In our setup post T.B. bronchiectasis was the commonest cause of amyloidosis and most of our patient are young. Males were more commonly affected as compared to females. A.L. amyloidosis was very rare. A larger community based study is needed to explore the epidemiology of amyloidosis as it affects the bread earning population of our society.