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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...
Autores principales: | Tuomaala, Heli, Kärppä, Mikko, Tuominen, Hannu, Remes, Anne M. |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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