title: Primary pulmonary amyloidosis associated with multiple myeloma.
abstract: Amyloidosis is a syndrome characterized by the deposition of an insoluble proteinaceous material in the extracellular matrix of one or several organs. Respiratory tract involvement with amyloid is rare and deposition of lower respiratory tract has been recognized in a variety of situations with different presentations. Primary idiopathic amyloidosis may be a diagnostic problem because of its low incidence and its variable manifestations. We report herein a case with multiple myeloma presenting diffuse interstitial infiltration, in which pulmonary AL type amyloidosis was diagnosed through transbronchial lung biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ercüment
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ege
authors.forename: Esra
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Uzaslan
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ursavaş
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Güçlü
authors.forename: Fahir
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ozkalemkaş
authors.forename: Sahsine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tolunay
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed