Immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis associated with multiple myeloma in a young patient: a case report.

نویسندگان

  • O O Morais
  • L O Costa
  • D H Shinzato
  • G Hans-Filho
چکیده

The authors present an uncommon case of systemic amyloidosis associated with multiple myeloma in a 35-year old woman. Systemic amyloidosis commonly presents in association with clonal plasma cell proliferative disorders, and less frequently as secondary or of a hereditary origin. Amyloidosis is usually associated with multiple myeloma in older patients and frequently has an unfavourable prognosis.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The West Indian medical journal

دوره 59 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010