title: Tracheobronchial amyloidosis with hilar lymphadenopathy associated with a serum monoclonal immunoglobulin.
abstract: We report a case of amyloidosis, restricted to the lower respiratory tract, with prominent tracheobronchial involvement and bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, associated with a monoclonal serum protein of the immunoglobulin G (IgG) lambda type. The careful search for an extrathoracic site of involvement was negative. This particular association has not been reported previously.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonology Unit, Hôpital Avicenne, Bobigny, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Crestani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Monnier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kambouchner
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Battesti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Reynaud
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Valeyre
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000682:Amyloid / Q000032:analysis; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications*; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007146:Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains / Q000032:analysis*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D000682:Amyloid; D007146:Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains