AA amyloidosis

AA amyloidosis is a form of amyloidosis associated with serum amyloid A protein (SAA), an acute-phase protein.

Presentation
The common feature to conditions associated with reactive systemic amyloidosis is long-standing cell breakdown due to chronic inflammatory or disease processes.

Associated conditions
It is associated with chronic inflammatory conditions, including: rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn disease, ulcerative colitis, tuberculosis, bronchiectasis, chronic osteomyelitis.

Other conditions include Hodgkin disease, renal cell carcinoma.

It can be associated with nephrotic syndrome.