title: [Diagnostic image. A woman with a swollen tongue].
abstract: A 46-year-old woman had a swollen tongue due to amyloid light chain (AL) amyloidosis caused by multiple myeloma.
authors.affiliation: Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, afd. Intensive Care Volwassenen, Groningen, The Netherlands. h.aardema@icv.umcg.nl
authors.forename: Heleen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aardema
authors.forename: Jan G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Zijlstra
mesh_terms: 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