pathology

Last reviewed 04/2022

  • no specific pathological manifestations identified

  • laparotomy findings - acute peritoneal inflammation has been found; significant number of male patients with this disease have developed gallbladder disease with/without cholelithiasis but there has been no specific histological lesion identified

  • investigation of pleural and joint inflammation has not yielded any specific histological abnormalities

  • amyloidosis may affect blood vessels, kidneys, spleen, heart and liver