[Diagnostic image. A woman with a swollen tongue].
A 46-year-old woman had a swollen tongue due to amyloid light chain (AL) amyloidosis caused by multiple myeloma.
Aardema
Heleen
H
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, afd. Intensive Care Volwassenen, Groningen, The Netherlands. h.aardema@icv.umcg.nl
Zijlstra
Jan G
JG
D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology