Atypical Presentation of Amyloidosis in a Female Patient with Muscle Weakness

Muscle involvement represents a well-recognized but rare manifestation of amyloidosis. Here, we report a 40-year-old female who presented with muscle weakness, musculoskeletal pain, and proteinuria, which was eventually diagnosed as myopathic amyloidosis based on muscle biopsy results. A multidiscip...

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Autores principales: Lashkari, Raziyeh, Loghman, Maryam, Aghaghazvini, Leila, Saffar, Hiva, Ziaadini, Bentolhoda, Shahriarirad, Reza, Nekooeian, Mohammad, Nejadhosseinian, Mohammad, Alikhani, Majid
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10118899/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37090743
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/1553163
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Sumario:Muscle involvement represents a well-recognized but rare manifestation of amyloidosis. Here, we report a 40-year-old female who presented with muscle weakness, musculoskeletal pain, and proteinuria, which was eventually diagnosed as myopathic amyloidosis based on muscle biopsy results. A multidisciplinary approach appears to be the cornerstone of the diagnostic work up for recognizing the unusual amyloid myopathy.

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