title: The many guises of amyloidosis. Clinical presentations and disease associations.
abstract: Amyloidosis occurs in association with many diseases and can also be idiopathic. It is usually a systemic disease with variable presentations. The diagnosis should be suspected in patients with unexplained proteinuria, cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure, peripheral neuropathy, carpal tunnel syndrome, macroglossia, or hepatosplenomegaly. Amyloidosis generally has a poor prognosis and responds poorly to therapy. Much needs to be learned about its pathogenesis and treatment possibilities.
authors.affiliation: Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Vogelgesang
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Klipple
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans