Amyloidosis with pleural involvement.

Amyloidosis and pleural disease.

Pleural involvement with systemic amyloidosis has been reported rarely in the literature. Diagnosis of this entity by percutaneous needle biopsy of the pleura has been described only in two prior case reports. We describe five patients in whom the diagnosis of pleural amyloidosis was established by Cope needle biopsy during evaluation of pleural effusions of indeterminate cause. Three patients ...

Pleural effusion in AA amyloidosis - A rare involvement of a rare disease.

Acase report of primary amyloidosis with prominent hepatic involvement

primary amyloidosis is a rare disrder wihich is diagnosed by extracellular deposition of proteinaceous material in different organs.in this report,a case of this disease with prominent hepatic involvement is presented.the case is a 63 years old male refered with abdominal enlargement,weight loss,generalized pruritus,anorexia and vague abdominal pain started from six months ago.on physical exami...

Bilateral Pleural Effusions due to Pulmonary Amyloidosis as the Presenting Manifestation of Multiple Myeloma

Multiple Myeloma is a hematologic malignancy of plasma cell origin. Pleural effusion may develop in the setting of myeloma due to various reasons but is extremely uncommon as a presenting symptom. A 69-year-old Caucasian man presented with pleural effusions of undetermined etiology after extensive work up, and multiple failed pleurodesis. Lung biopsy revealed pulmonary amyloidosis and led to th...

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    Introduction: Amyloidosis is an idiopathic disorder characterized by amyloid deposition leading to tissue damage and disease. Laryngeal amyloidosis is usually a localized phenomenon that is rarely accompanied by systemic involvement. Hoarseness is its most common symptom and the clinical findings in laryngoscopy are variable, nonspecific and difficult to be distinguished from other laryngea...