Amyloidosis diagnosis
Your doctor will need to perform a complete physical examination and compile an accurate and extensive medical history in order to diagnose amyloidosis.
Tests on the blood and urine can identify aberrant proteins. Your doctor might perform additional tests on your thyroid and liver, depending on your symptoms.
Your doctor will do a biopsy to determine the precise type of protein you have and to confirm the diagnosis of amyloidosis. The tissue sample for the biopsy may come from your bone marrow, abdominal fat pad, mouth, rectum, or other organs occasionally. A biopsy of the area of the body affected by the amyloid deposits is not usually required.
Imaging testing may also be beneficial. They display the degree of organ damage to your heart, liver, or spleen.
If your doctor suspects you have a kind that runs in your family, they will order a genetic test. Treatment for various forms of the disease is different from that for hereditary amyloidosis.
Once you’ve been diagnosed, your doctor may order an echocardiogram [4] to examine your heart or imaging tests to examine your liver and spleen.