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Lingual liability: macroglossia and dyspnoea as the harbinger of systemic AL (light-chain) cardiac amyloidosis

A 58-year-old man presented with a chief complaint of tongue indentations and discomfort. Otolaryngology treated him for oral thrush with counselling to avoid tongue biting. In addition, the patient reported dyspnoea described as a decrease in tolerance of his physical activities. Due to continued i...

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Autores principales: Williams, Michael Uncle, Murphy, Caroline E, Gore, Rosco Steven, Fentanes, Emilio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6307669/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30580294
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-225923