If you experience one or more of these, contact your doctor.

• Symptoms for all forms of amyloidosis
  • Fatigue
  • Weight loss
  • Enlarged liver
  • Enlarged spleen
  • Signs of heart failure

The extent of the disease and the type of organ affected determine the symptoms if any. They can vary from mild to severe. The following is a list of additional symptoms as they relate to specific body systems:

• Urinary tract
  • Kidney failure
• Skin
  • Easy bruising
  • Skin purpura (purplish skin around the eyes caused by small blood vessels leaking into the skin)
• Lymphatic system
  • Enlarged lymph nodes
• Endocrine system
  • Enlarged thyroid gland
• Digestive System
  • Swallowing difficulties
  • Enlarged tongue
  • Enlarged liver
  • Diarrhea
  • Intestinal obstruction
  • Malabsorption (inadequate absorption of nutrients from the intestinal tract)
  • Clay colored stools
• Neurologic system
  • Dementia -possible link to development of Alzheimer’s disease
  • Numbness, tingling, weakness in hands and feet
  • Swelling of nerves in the wrist
  • Weak hand grip
• Cardiovascular system
  • Fluid accumulation in the tissues, causing swelling (edema)
  • Abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia)
  • Enlarged heart
  • Heart failure
  • Sudden death
  • Respiratory system
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Shortness of breath