title: [Diffuse lung involvement in primary amyloidosis as an infrequent cause of interstitial lung disease. Clinical case].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Hospital San Juan de Dios, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Torrealba
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mendoza
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Náquira
mesh_terms: 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
vernacular_title: Amiloidosis sistémica primaria con compromiso pulmonar difuso. Causa infrecuente de enfermedad intersticial. Caso clínico.