Macroglossia-not always AL amyloidosis

Amyloid

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 83-86

  Cowan, Andrew J ^a   Skinner, Martha ^a   Berk, John L ^a   Sloan, John Mark ^a   O'Hara, Carl ^a   Seldin, David C ^a   Sanchorawala, Vaishali ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Section of Hematology/Oncology   (United States)

Author keywords

amyloidosis; immuno electronmicroscopy; immunoglobulin light chain; Macroglossia; transthyretin

Indexed keywords

DIFLUNISAL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN; MELPHALAN; PREALBUMIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSPHAGIA; FAMILIAL AMYLOIDOSIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN AMYLOIDOSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACROGLOSSIA; MALE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONGUE SWELLING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AMYLOIDOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAINS; MACROGLOSSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREALBUMIN;

EID: 79955797381     PISSN: 13506129     EISSN: 17442818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13506129.2011.560217     Document Type: Article

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