Systemic amyloidosis with initial polyneuropathy.
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.
Lee
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Department of Dermatology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Huang
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Wong
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Kao
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D000368:Aged; D017772:Amyloid Neuropathies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology