title: [Multiple nodular pulmonary AA amyloidosis. A case report].
abstract: Amyloidosis is a uncommon disease which affect respiratory system with well defined patterns. We describe a case of multiple nodular pulmonary amyloidosis in a 81 year old man mimicking other entities: metastatic disease, tuberculosis and other granulomatose diseases. In our patient amyloide substance was type AA, being type AL the most frequent one in nodular pulmonary amyloidosis.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Juan Canalejo, La Coruña.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Domínguez Juncal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ruanova Suárez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tábara Rodríguez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pombo Felipe
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Toubes Navarro
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Martín Egaña
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein
chemical_list: D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein
vernacular_title: Amiloidosis nodular pulmonar múltiple de tipo AA. Presentación de un caso.