Primary bladder amyloidosis as a cause of macroscopic hematuria

Abstract

Amyloidosis is benign metabolic disorder characterised by extracellular deposition of abnormal proteins in various organs of the body. Primary bladder amyloidosis is a rare urological disease.

We present case of a 67-year-old woman with clinical, radiological and endoscopic symptoms of bladder carcinoma.

Keywords

• amyloidosis
• bladder
• haematuria