Q: The description of mic preparation 37 on Mirax states that amyloidosis can induce an inflammatory response. However, page 171 in Robbins book on pathology clearly states that amyloidosis does not induce an inflammatory response – which is correct?

Added by: Morten and Peter

On: June 14th 2011

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  1. Amyloidosis does typically not display an inflammatory response.
    However, amyloidosis results in cell death and thus provokes responses related to inflammation, e.g. invasion of macrophages (cytokine-mediated recruitment).

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