title: Systemic amyloidosis with initial polyneuropathy.
abstract: We report a case of systemic amyloidosis with the initial sign of polyneuropathy. The patient eventually developed heart failure, macroglossia, and ecchymoses 6 years later. Biopsies from the sural nerve and normal-looking skin both proved the existence of amyloid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Kao
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017772:Amyloid Neuropathies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology