Question
A 40 year old diabetic patient with chronic renal failure is on hemodialysis. On aspiration from the knee joint, it would show
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Aβ
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AA
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AL
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β2 microglobulin
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Show Answer
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Correct Answer � D
Explanation
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Answer- D
- Patients on long-term hemodialysis for renal failure can develop amyloidosis as a result of deposition of β2-microglobulin.
- This protein gets deposited in joints, synovium, tendon sheaths as it cannot be filtered through dialysis membranes and is present in high concentrations in serum of patients with renal disease