Question
A 40 year old diabetic patient with chronic renal failure is on hemodialysis. On aspiration from the knee joint, it would show
| A. |
Aβ |
| B. |
AA |
| C. |
AL |
| D. |
β2 microglobulin |
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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