title: [Primary systemic amyloidosis with exclusive involvement of the tongue as an exceptional cause of dysphagia].
abstract: We present a 73-year-old woman with progressive dysphagia and dysarthria over two years associated with systemic symptoms including weight loss, asthenia and dyspnoea. Biopsy of the tongue demonstrated amyloid AL deposits. The immunohistochemical study showed a notable positiveness to antibodies for L-kappa chains. The patient died 6 months after diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, España. fermera@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mera Menéndez
authors.forename: Solssiree
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alvarez Carrillo
authors.forename: Adolfo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hinojar Gutiérrez
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nieto
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Raboso García-Baquero
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000473:pathology*