title: Rare cause of dyspnoea.
abstract: Although primary amyloidosis is the most common systemic form of amyloidosis, its diagnosis remains notoriously difficult. Unless included in the differential diagnosis, the condition may be missed as a cause of severe and ultimately fatal clinical syndromes. We describe two patients with primary amyloidosis who presented with dyspnoea/orthopnoea and oedema due to cardiac and renal involvement. Both had a fatal outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia. razvan-anton_ghiculescu@health.qld.gov.au
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Ghiculescu
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pillans
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology