Case report: One case of primary AL amyloidosis repeatedly misdiagnosed as scleroderma

INTRODUCTION: Amyloid light chain (AL) results from the deposition of immunoglobulin light chain fragments, and can affect multiple organs/systems. Our patient was diagnosed as scleroderma repeatedly because of extensive skin thickening and hardening, but the treatment was not effective. We did exte...

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Autores principales: Sun, Linge, Zhang, Lei, Hu, Wenlu, Li, Tian-Fang, Liu, Shengyun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5815680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29390268
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000008771
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Amyloid light chain (AL) results from the deposition of immunoglobulin light chain fragments, and can affect multiple organs/systems. Our patient was diagnosed as scleroderma repeatedly because of extensive skin thickening and hardening, but the treatment was not effective. We did extensive laboratory examinations including serum/urine protein electrophoresis and flow cytometry assay of bone marrow aspiration. CONCLUSION: A diagnosis of primary AL amyloidosis was established.

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