A Tongue Lesion as a Sign of a Systemic Disease
Amyloidosis is the extracellular fibril deposition of a variety of proteins, many of which circulate as plasma ingredients. It is a disease difficult to identify due to its nonspecific symptoms and manifestations. Amyloidosis of the tongue, either isolated or part of the systemic disease, is rare an...
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| author | Chrysoula I. Liakou Joan Koh Antonios Tsimpidakis Katrina Rios Charalabos Paskalis Athanasios Pipilis Dimitrios Kantianis Thomas Georgiadis Evangelia Razis |
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| description | Amyloidosis is the extracellular fibril deposition of a variety of proteins, many of which circulate as plasma ingredients. It is a disease difficult to identify due to its nonspecific symptoms and manifestations. Amyloidosis of the tongue, either isolated or part of the systemic disease, is rare and its features resemble those of a tumor. We report the case of a patient with amyloidosis who presented with a tongue lesion, weakness, nonspecific arthritis, and dyspnea on exertion that resulted in multiorgan system failure. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3df1d5f7833c4e05a622426e0e9dd23a2025-02-03T01:29:16ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352016-01-01201610.1155/2016/67235756723575A Tongue Lesion as a Sign of a Systemic DiseaseChrysoula I. Liakou0Joan Koh1Antonios Tsimpidakis2Katrina Rios3Charalabos Paskalis4Athanasios Pipilis5Dimitrios Kantianis6Thomas Georgiadis7Evangelia Razis8Third Department of Medical Oncology, Hygeia Hospital, 15123 Athens, GreeceJohns Hopkins University Internship Program, Baltimore, MD 21218, USAThird Department of Medical Oncology, Hygeia Hospital, 15123 Athens, GreeceJohns Hopkins University Internship Program, Baltimore, MD 21218, USAIntensive Care Unit, Hygeia Hospital, 15123 Athens, GreeceFirst Department of Cardiology, Hygeia Hospital, 15123 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Otolaryngology, Hygeia Hospital, 15123 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Pathology, Hygeia Hospital, 15123 Athens, GreeceThird Department of Medical Oncology, Hygeia Hospital, 15123 Athens, GreeceAmyloidosis is the extracellular fibril deposition of a variety of proteins, many of which circulate as plasma ingredients. It is a disease difficult to identify due to its nonspecific symptoms and manifestations. Amyloidosis of the tongue, either isolated or part of the systemic disease, is rare and its features resemble those of a tumor. We report the case of a patient with amyloidosis who presented with a tongue lesion, weakness, nonspecific arthritis, and dyspnea on exertion that resulted in multiorgan system failure.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6723575 |
| spellingShingle | Chrysoula I. Liakou Joan Koh Antonios Tsimpidakis Katrina Rios Charalabos Paskalis Athanasios Pipilis Dimitrios Kantianis Thomas Georgiadis Evangelia Razis A Tongue Lesion as a Sign of a Systemic Disease Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | A Tongue Lesion as a Sign of a Systemic Disease |
| title_full | A Tongue Lesion as a Sign of a Systemic Disease |
| title_fullStr | A Tongue Lesion as a Sign of a Systemic Disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Tongue Lesion as a Sign of a Systemic Disease |
| title_short | A Tongue Lesion as a Sign of a Systemic Disease |
| title_sort | tongue lesion as a sign of a systemic disease |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6723575 |
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