{Reference Type}: Case Reports
{Title}: Systemic AA Amyloidosis Associated With Intravenous Injection of Oral Prescription Opioids-An Autopsy Case Report.
{Author}: Zabel KM;Lin GY;Sell RE;Aisagbonhi O;
{Journal}: Am J Forensic Med Pathol
{Volume}: 43
{Issue}: 2
{Year}: Jun 2022 1
{Factor}: 1.108
{DOI}: 10.1097/PAF.0000000000000718
{Abstract}: <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>There are reports of AA amyloidosis associated with intravenous and/or subcutaneous injection of street drugs, such as heroin and cocaine. Most reports describe patients with substance use disorder, renal amyloidosis and concurrent viral infections, such as hepatitis and/or human immunodeficiency virus. Herein, we present a case of systemic AA amyloidosis and sepsis in a 34-year-old woman with a history of intravenous injection of oral prescription medications (as evidenced by excipient lung disease) who had no known history of human immunodeficiency virus nor of hepatitis B or C. Our case shows the broader spectrum of pathology that can occur with the misuse of prescription medications.