Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis complicating primary AL amyloidosis and multiple myeloma.

Chemotherapy for renal AL amyloidosis: treatment results and outcomes in 49 patients from a single center

Introduction AL amyloidosis is actually known to be the most common form of systemic amyloidosis in the Western countries [1, 2]. In this particular type of amyloidosis monoclonal immunoglobulin light chains, produced by plasma cell clone, undergo aggregation and form amyloid deposits, almost always systemically, and kidneys are one of the most frequent sites of amyloid deposition [3, 4, 5]. AL...

18F-FDG PET/CT in Primary AL Hepatic Amyloidosis Associated with Multiple Myeloma

We report here on a rare case of primary AL hepatic amyloidosis associated with multiple myeloma in a 64-year-old woman. The patient was referred for evaluating her progressive jaundice and right upper quadrant pain. (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose ((18)F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) showed diffusely and markedly increased (18)F-FDG uptake in the liver. Although the...

A case of primary systemic amyloidosis with nail dystrophy

We hereby report a 79-year-old Iranian man presenting with nail dystrophy and subsequent development of purpuric and ecchymotic plaques, hemorrhagic bullae, and infiltrated papules on the head, neck and trunk. Histological examination of the gingiva, bone marrow aspiration, and biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of primary systemic amyloidosis. In this case, nail dystrophy was the presenting sign o...

A Rare Presentation of Multiple Myeloma: A Case Report of Hepatic Amyloidosis

The clinically reported case of liver involvement with multiple myeloma (MM) is rare. Amyloidosis, defined as a tissue deposition of clonal light-chain fibrils, has been reported in 10-15% of the MM patients. We described a rare MM patient with the primal presentation of fulminant hepatic failure and biliary system involvement due to amyloidosis. Our patient had the primal symptoms of hyperbili...

Multiple Myeloma with HBs Antigenemia Presented with Hoarseness and Systemic Amyloidosis