Myeloma and generalized mesenchymal amyloidosis causing malnutrition and cardiac failure.
A 39-year-old Negro woman had the mesenchymal type of generalized amyloidosis and myeloma of bone. Malnutrition and heart failure dominated the clinical course and led to her death. The autopsy study is summarized in the following diagnoses.
D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D001344:Autopsy; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*
D003520:Cyclophosphamide