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Fig. 5B 59-year-old woman on hemodialysis for 15 years for chronic
glomerulonephritis with biopsy-proven dialysis-related amyloidosis. Lateral
radiograph of cervical spine obtained 2 years later shows severe progression
of disease with progressive narrowing of intervertebral spaces from C2 through
C7 (arrowheads). In patients with destructive spondyloarthropathy who
are undergoing hemodialysis, radiographic progression of abnormalities is
often rapidthat is, over a period of months.