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Amyloid myopathy: a diagnostic challenge

Amyloid myopathy (AM) is a rare manifestation of primary systemic amyloidosis (AL). Like inflammatory myopathies, it presents with proximal muscle weakness and an increased creatine kinase level. We describe a case of AL with severe, rapidly progressive myopathy as the initial symptom. The clinical...

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Autores principales: Tuomaala, Heli, Kärppä, Mikko, Tuominen, Hannu, Remes, Anne M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3093221/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21577365
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/ni.2009.e7