Primary localized laryngeal amyloidosis presenting with dysphonia: a case report
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Primary localized laryngeal amyloidosis presenting with dysphonia: a case report
Localized laryngeal amyloidosis is a rare disease with poorly understood aetiology. The commonest symptom at presentation is dysphonia and for a correct diagnosis of amyloidosis to be made a high index of suspicion is needed [Fraihat A, Ardah A. Laryngeal amyloidosis: a case report. J R Med Serv 2005;17:57-9; Passerotti GH, Caniello M, Hachiya A, Santoro PP, Imamura R, Tsuji DH. Multiple sited ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Surgical Case Reports
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2042-8812
DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjs005