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Amyloid light-chain amyloidosis presenting as abdominal bloating: a case report

BACKGROUND: We present a case of amyloid light-chain amyloidosis with occult plasma cell dyscrasia, with the rare initial presentation of gastroparesis. While amyloidosis is known to affect the gastrointestinal system, rarely do patients present with gastrointestinal symptoms as their first symptom....

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Autores principales: Lee, Audry S. Y., Lee, Damian Z. Q., Vasanwala, Farhad F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4812605/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27026530
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-016-0857-z