Primary cardiac amyloidosis mimicking interstitial lung disease and bleeding diathesis: a case report.
Primary amyloidosis is a rare systemic disease due to various organ involvements that can lead to atypical clinical findings. In this article, we discuss a case of primary cardiac amyloidosis in a patient presenting with bleeding eyelids and interstitial lung disease.
Duygu
Hamza
H
Department of Cardiology, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey. hamzakard@yahoo.com
Akilli
Azem
A
Ozerkan
Filiz
F
Zoghi
Mehdi
M
Akin
Mustafa
M
Nazli
Cem
C
Ergene
Oktay
O
D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005130:Eye Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006474:Hemorrhagic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male