Confocal Cornea Microscopy Detects Involvement of Corneal Nerve Fibers in a Patient with Light-Chain Amyloid Neuropathy Caused by Multiple Myeloma: A Case Report

Changes in the subbasal corneal plexus detected by confocal cornea microscopy (CCM) have been described for various types of neuropathy. An involvement of these nerves within light-chain (AL) amyloid neuropathy (a rare cause of polyneuropathy) has never been shown. Here, we report on a case of a pat...

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Autores principales: Sturm, Dietrich, Schmidt-Wilcke, Tobias, Greiner, Tineke, Maier, Christoph, Schargus, Marc, Tegenthoff, Martin, Vorgerd, Matthias
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4945811/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27482195
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000446538
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Sumario:Changes in the subbasal corneal plexus detected by confocal cornea microscopy (CCM) have been described for various types of neuropathy. An involvement of these nerves within light-chain (AL) amyloid neuropathy (a rare cause of polyneuropathy) has never been shown. Here, we report on a case of a patient suffering from neuropathy caused by AL amyloidosis and underlying multiple myeloma. Small-fiber damage was detected by CCM.

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