Systemic amyloidosis usually does not spare the digestive tract but its involvement is rarely symptomatic. The clinical manifestations are not specific. We report a 64-year-old patient, presenting with a weight loss related to an AL amyloidosis. The amyloidosis was apparently limited to the digestive tract. We discuss the various presentations of the digestive amyloidosis and we insist on the seriousness of this localization.
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