Synovial fluid and amyloidosis.

SIR, We read with interest the article on dialysis related arthropathy, published in the Annals, by Hurst et al,' with whom we agree in general..

Amyloid arthropathy in haemodialysed patients.

SIR, Two recent letters to the editor in the Annals' about our paper on amyloid arthropathy in patients undergoing haemodialysis3 have suggested that the finding of amyloid in the synovial tissue or fluid, or both, of these patients could be interpreted as an epiphenomenon related mainly to aging and osteoarthritis..