Primary diffuse pulmonary amyloidosis with monoclonal gammopathy.
A rare case of primary diffuse amyloidosis of the lung with an abnormal monoclonal protein is described. The diagnosis was confirmed by an open-lung biopsy. The different classifications of amyloidosis as well as the relationship between the immunoglobulins and the pathogenesis of amyloid disease is discussed.
D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006942:Hypergammaglobulinemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology