Secondary amyloidosis complicates which of the following: (A) Pneumonia, (B) Chronic glomerulonephritis, (C) Irritable bowel sydrome, (D) Chronic osteomyelitis
Answer is D. Ref Robbins 9/e p257;8/e p253;7/e p261 TB , bronchiectasis and chronic osteomyelitis were the most impoant underlying conditions but with the advent of effective antimicrobial chemotherapy the connective tissue disorders such as rheumatoid ahritis , ankylosing spondylitis and inflammation bowel disease . paicularly crohn disease and ulcerative colitis