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==Cardiac amyloidosis== | ==Cardiac amyloidosis== | ||
{{main|amyloidosis}} | {{main|amyloidosis}} | ||
===General=== | |||
*Amyloid in the heart. | *Amyloid in the heart. | ||
*Rare. | *Rare. | ||
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===Histology=== | ===Histology=== | ||
Features (H&E stain): | Features (H&E stain): | ||
* | *Acellular fluffy pink material. | ||
Special stains: | Special stains: | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Small_bowel_duodenum_with_amyloid_deposition_congo_red_10X.jpg Amyloid - congo red stain] - wikipedia.org. | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Small_bowel_duodenum_with_amyloid_deposition_congo_red_10X.jpg Amyloid - congo red stain] - wikipedia.org. | ||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Small_bowel_duodenum_with_amyloid_deposition_20X.jpg Amyloid - H&E stain] - wikimedia.org. | *[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Small_bowel_duodenum_with_amyloid_deposition_20X.jpg Amyloid - H&E stain] - wikimedia.org. | ||
Notes: | |||
*ABCs of pink on H&E = '''a'''myloid, '''b'''lood (fibrin), '''c'''ollagen, '''s'''mooth muscle. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||