Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy associated with mediastinal amyloidosis.
Amyloidosis affecting peripheral nerves causing isolated nerve palsies is uncommon. Localised amyloidosis occurs less frequently than the reactive or immune related systemic forms, and mediastinal localisation is virtually unknown. We present a case of recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy associated with mediastinal AL amyloidosis in a middle aged man.
Conaghan
P
P
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, Norwich NR1 3SR, UK. conaghan@conaghanp.freeserve.co.uk
Chung
D
D
Vaughan
R
R
D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*