Effect of plasmapheresis on systemic amyloidosis
全身性アミロイドーシスに対する血漿交換療法

Yoshihiro Takamitsu, Takafumi Yura, Shigekazu Yuasa, Shigehiro Miki, Megumu Fukunaga, Kanji Yoshida, Tohru Sumikura, Tetsuro Ohnishi, Norihiro Takahashi, Hirohide Matsuo
1988 Journal of Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy  
In order to clarify the effect of plasmapheresis on systemic amyloidosis , we performed plasma exchange (single-filtration plasmapheresis) on 2 patients with primary amyloidosis (AL type) and 1 patient with secondary amyloidosis due to rheumatoid arthritis (AA type). Fresh frozen plasma (3.2-4.5 liters each time) was used as replacement solution. Because amyloid deposition was already severe in all cases at the start of therapy ,
doi:10.4009/jsdt1985.21.61 fatcat:ux5xs7xqnnelvcj5ttznmzao3u