Early presentation of renal amyloidosis in a patient with pulmonary tuberculosis

Abstract

Congo red staining so that the apple-green birefringence viewed in the polarized light is abolished in secondary when compared with primary amyloidosis. [1] Usually, amyloidosis secondary to TB presents after years of exposure to the tubercle bacilli with long-standing history of illness. Here is a case report of a patient showing renal amyloidosis secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) within few months of the initiation of the treatment.