Diaphragmatic Amyloidosis Causing Respiratory Failure: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Diaphragmatic Amyloidosis Causing Respiratory Failure: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Neuromuscular respiratory failure is a rare complication of systemic immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis. We describe a case of a 70-year-old Caucasian man with multiple myeloma who presented with worsening dyspnea. The patient was diagnosed with and treated for congestive heart failure but conti...

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Main Authors: Aleksey Novikov, Horatio Holzer, Robert A. DeSimone, Ghaith Abu-Zeinah, David J. Pisapia, Tomer M. Mark, Raymond D. Pastore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/917157
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