[Diffuse lung involvement in primary amyloidosis as an infrequent cause of interstitial lung disease. Clinical case].
We report a 50 years old female, admitted to the hospital due to malaise lasting 7 months, with diffuse bilateral lung infiltrates and a progressive respiratory insufficiency, dying one month after admission. A transbronchial biopsy disclosed an extensive amyloid infiltration. The necropsy confirmed this finding and showed a systemic primary amyloidosis associated to a multiple myeloma.
Gutiérrez
M
M
Unidad de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Hospital San Juan de Dios, Santiago, Chile.
Torrealba
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B
Mendoza
J
J
Náquira
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D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology
Amiloidosis sistémica primaria con compromiso pulmonar difuso. Causa infrecuente de enfermedad intersticial. Caso clínico.