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Negative Fat Pad Biopsy in Systemic AL: A Case Report Analyzing the Preferred Amyloidosis Screening Test
Light chain amyloidosis (AL) causes irreversible multi-organ damage if not diagnosed early in the disease process. Fat pad biopsy is thought to be a highly sensitive screening test in systemic AL cases, especially if greater than three organs are involved. We present a case of a 64-year-old female w...
Autores principales: | Hummel, Kelsey, Meawad, Hany, Gunning, William, Gohara, Amira |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8161780/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34071274 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diseases9020040 |
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