Macroamylasemia is characterized by an elevated serum amylase activity. It results from the circulation of a macromolecular complex consisting of amylase molecule and a serum component, often an immunoglobulin. The present study presents marked elevation of serum amylase level in a 43-year-old male, who had been admitted to our hospital for slight abdomen ache for 4 months. After treatment following pancreatitis, the symptom did not improve. Abdominal CT did not find any typical malignancy. The amylase clearance : creatinine clearance (C-AM: C-CR) ratio is 0.001. Polyethylene glycol (PEG) precipitation assay shows that the PEG-precipitated amylase activity for this patient is 77%, whereas all six healthy controls are below 52%. Therefore, in this case, the elevated amylase levels may be a result of marcroamylasemia.
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Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
第一作者单位:[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Hosp, Dept Gastroenterol, Tongji Med Coll, 10-95 Jiefang Ave, Wuhan 430030, Peoples R China
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Wang Mi,Huang Huan-Jun.Macroamylasemia in a patient with elevated serum amylase: case report[J].INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE.2016,9(10):20391-20393.
APA:
Wang, Mi&Huang, Huan-Jun.(2016).Macroamylasemia in a patient with elevated serum amylase: case report.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE,9,(10)
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Wang, Mi,et al."Macroamylasemia in a patient with elevated serum amylase: case report".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE 9..10(2016):20391-20393