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 == Clinical Summary ==
-This 57-year-old white male with a 25-year history of Type I diabetes mellitus (insulin-dependent ) developed an acute myocardial infarction followed by cerebral infarction, pulmonary dysfunction, and renal failure. There was a history of hypertension and proteinuria. Laboratory findings included a BUN and creatinine of 69 mg/dL and 3.3 mg/dL which subsequently rose to 113 and 4.8, respectively. He subsequently died of multisystem failure.
+This 57-year-old white male with a 25-year history of Type 1 diabetes mellitus developed an acute myocardial infarction followed by cerebral infarction, pulmonary dysfunction, and renal failure. There was a history of hypertension,  proteinuria, and elevations in BUN and creatinine. He subsequently died of multisystem failure.
+The autopsy showed concentric left ventricular hypertrophy, an acute myocardial infarction, and a right cerebral infarction. The pancreas showed amyloidosis of the islets. There was extensive atherosclerosis and arteriolosclerosis. The kidneys were large, weighing 220 and 240 grams respectively, and had a rough surface, a few cortical scars, and blurring of the corticomedullary junctions.
 == Autopsy Findings ==