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A case of hemodialysis-associated amyloidosis in a patient who had been on hemodialysis for 10 years is described. Bone lesions were found in the humeral heads, carpal bones, and femoral heads and necks. Specimens obtained from the pathologically fractured left femoral neck revealed amyloid deposits histologically. Immunoperoxidase staining for beta-2 microglobulin was positive in the amyloid at the light-microscopic level. We reconfirmed that bone lesions associated with long-term hemodialysis are manifestations of amyloidosis of beta-2 microglobulin origin. Hemodialysis-associated amyloidosis should be considered in the treatment of long-term hemodialysis patients.
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