What diseases are similar to amyloidosis? Where is the best treatment for amyloidosis?

Diseases that have symptoms and features similar to amyloidosis include Multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, Non-neuropathic hereditary ATTR amyloidosis, and Systemic lupus erythematosus.

Other diseases include Sarcoidosis (a rare inflammatory disease), Hypereosinophilic syndrome, SLE and Sjögren’s syndrome. ATTR amyloidosis can be misdiagnosed for  chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP), idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy, lumbar spinal stenosis, diabetic neuropathy, CTS, paraneoplastic neuropathy, monoclonal gammopathy

Mayo Clinic transplant centres are leaders in the use of blood stem cell transplants to treat amyloidosis. The best treatment for amyloidosis depends on the type and stage of the disease, as well as the organs affected.

Amyloidosis is a rare disease caused by the abnormal accumulation of amyloid proteins in various tissues and organs throughout the body.

In amyloidosis, abnormal proteins are produced and deposited in tissues and organs, causing damage to their structure and function. Organs that may be affected include the heart, kidneys, liver, spleen, nervous system and digestive tract.