Hereditary periodic fever with systemic amyloidosis: is hyper-IgD syndrome really a benign disease?

Am J Kidney Dis. 2006 Sep;48(3):e41-5. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2006.05.027.

Abstract

We report a case of amyloidosis in association with hyperimmunoglobulinemia D syndrome (HIDS). The patient showed typical clinical features of HIDS. He had crescentic glomerulonephritis progressing to end-stage renal disease at age 13 years. Eight years later, he developed an AA-type amyloidosis with extensive involvement of the intestine, respiratory tract, and thyroid gland. These unusual complications of HIDS seriously challenge the assumption that the disease is associated with a good prognosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Amyloidosis / etiology*
  • Amyloidosis / immunology*
  • Familial Mediterranean Fever / etiology*
  • Familial Mediterranean Fever / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Hypergammaglobulinemia / complications*
  • Hypergammaglobulinemia / genetics
  • Immunoglobulin D / immunology*
  • Male
  • Syndrome

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin D