Macroglossia secondary to systemic amyloidosis: Case report and literature review

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 358-361

  Xavier, Sandra Doria ^a,b   Bussoloti Filho, Ivo ^a   Müller, Helena ^a  

^a Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; PENTOXIFYLLINE;

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FAT BODY; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LABORATORY TEST; MACROGLOSSIA; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORAL BIOPSY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; TONGUE CANCER; TONGUE DISEASE; DYSPHAGIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SALIVARY GLAND TUMOR;

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MACROGLOSSIA; MALE; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 26944467235     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556130508400615     Document Type: Review

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