An Unusual Amyloid Goiter in a 48-Year-Old Woman with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Secondary Amyloidosis and Renal Failure

Table 1

Amyloid goiter cases published since 2010.

Reference	Age (years old), sex	Associated pathology	Clinical features	Thyroid function	Thyroid autoantibodies
[1]	47, male	Ankylosing spondylitis	Incidental enlarged thyroid gland in thoracic TC	—	—
		Bronchiectasia
		AA
[1]	43, male	Familiar Mediterranean fever	Enlarged thyroid gland in physical examination	Normal	—
		AA
[1]	34, female	Familiar Mediterranean fever	—	—	—
		AA
[2]	30, male	Bronchiectasia	Dysphagia for solids	Normal	AntiTPO –
		Primary adrenal insufficiency due to amyloidosis			AntiTG –
[3]	52, female	Rheumatoid arthritis	Dyspnea	Normal	AntiTPO –
		AA	Neck swelling		AntiTG –
[4]	55, male	Crohn’s disease	Neck swelling	Normal	—
		AA
		Kidney transplant
[6]	31, female	Familiar Mediterranean fever	Enlarged thyroid gland in physical examination	Normal	—
		AA
[7]	36, female	Rheumatoid arthritis	Dyspnea	Normal	—
		AA	Enlarged thyroid gland in physical examination
		Kidney transplant
[8]	45, male	Multiple mieloma	Dysphagia	Normal	—
		AA	Dyspnea

AA: secondary amyloidosis, TC: computer tomography, antiTPO: antimicrosomal antibodies, antiTG: antithyroglobulin antibodies.