61-year-old man with intestinal amyloidosis: A case report

Gastrointestinal amyloidosis (GIA), a protein deposition disorder, represents a complex common pathway that encompasses multiple etiologies and presentations. It is characterized by accumulation of insoluble extracellular protein fragments that have been rendered resistant to digestion. The most common form of systemic amyloidosis in the Western world is AL, in which the fibrils derive from monoclonal immunoglobulin light chains. Its incidence is approximately 10 cases / million / year with an average age at diagnosis of around 60 years. Herein, we report a case of 61-year-old man with colic AL amyloidosis.