Gross hematuria: An unusual presenting symptom of systemic wild-type transthyretinamyloidosis.

Authors

Sage A. Vincent, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Daniel Christensen, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Perry R. Weiner, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-18-2021

Comments

This article is the authors’ final published version in Urology Case Reports, Volume 39, November 2021, Article number 101811.

The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101811. Copyright © Vincent et al.

Abstract

Amyloidosis of the urinary bladder is a rare cause of gross hematuria. In patients with systemic amyloidosis, identification is nearly always related to cardiac complaints; urologic presenting symptoms are extremely uncommon. We present a 77-year-old male patient with painless gross hematuria ultimately found to be secondary to systemic wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis. He underwent transurethral resection of the bladder lesion and was initiated on transthyretin stabilizing medication. In the 6 months since starting treatment, the patient has had no further episodes of gross hematuria, but will require cystoscopic surveillance for evidence of recurrence or concomittment urothelial carcinoma.

Recommended Citation

Vincent, Sage A.; Christensen, Daniel; and Weiner, Perry R., "Gross hematuria: An unusual presenting symptom of systemic wild-type transthyretinamyloidosis." (2021). Department of Urology Faculty Papers. Paper 65.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/urologyfp/65

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PubMed ID

34471604

Language

English