title: [Oral amyloidosis and multiple myeloma. Apropos of a case and review of the literature].
abstract: We describe a case of amyloidosis with oral involvement as a complication of multiple myeloma. Through a review of the literature, the classification, the pathogenesis, the epidemiological and clinical aspects, the prognosis, the diagnosis and medical treatment of amyloidosis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service de stomatologie et de chirurgie maxillo-faciale, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, Belgique.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Christiaens
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Laloux
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Reychler
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications*; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology