Recurrent Pleural Effusions Occurring in Association with Primary Pulmonary Amyloidosis
Recurrent pleural effusions occurring in association with immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis and not associated with amyloid cardiomyopathy are rare. These portend an overall poor prognosis with mean survival time of approximately 1.8 months. We hereby report a case of a 59-year-old Caucasian fe...
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| description | Recurrent pleural effusions occurring in association with immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis and not associated with amyloid cardiomyopathy are rare. These portend an overall poor prognosis with mean survival time of approximately 1.8 months. We hereby report a case of a 59-year-old Caucasian female with recurrent pleural effusions and an ultimate diagnosis of pulmonary amyloidosis in association with plasma cell myeloma. The optimal treatment for recurrent pleural effusions in amyloidosis has not been determined; however, our patient responded to therapy with Cyclophosphamide-Bortezomib- (Velcade-) Dexamethasone (CyBorD) and had no repeat hospitalizations or recurrence of pleural effusion at four-month follow-up after initiation of therapy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a594ae1f9b5f4facb73c6b5c017a0bb82025-02-03T01:02:48ZengWileyCase Reports in Pulmonology2090-68462090-68542015-01-01201510.1155/2015/421201421201Recurrent Pleural Effusions Occurring in Association with Primary Pulmonary AmyloidosisLauren Tada0Humayun Anjum1W. Kenneth Linville2Salim Surani3Corpus Christi Medical Center, 7002 William Drive, Corpus Christi, TX 78412, USAPulmonary & Critical Care, Bay Area Medical Center, 7002 William Drive, Corpus Christi, TX 78412, USAPathology Department, Bay Area Medical Center, 7002 William Drive, Corpus Christi, TX 78412, USATexas A&M University, 1177 West Wheeler Avenue, Aransas Pass, TX 78336, USARecurrent pleural effusions occurring in association with immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis and not associated with amyloid cardiomyopathy are rare. These portend an overall poor prognosis with mean survival time of approximately 1.8 months. We hereby report a case of a 59-year-old Caucasian female with recurrent pleural effusions and an ultimate diagnosis of pulmonary amyloidosis in association with plasma cell myeloma. The optimal treatment for recurrent pleural effusions in amyloidosis has not been determined; however, our patient responded to therapy with Cyclophosphamide-Bortezomib- (Velcade-) Dexamethasone (CyBorD) and had no repeat hospitalizations or recurrence of pleural effusion at four-month follow-up after initiation of therapy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/421201 |
| spellingShingle | Lauren Tada Humayun Anjum W. Kenneth Linville Salim Surani Recurrent Pleural Effusions Occurring in Association with Primary Pulmonary Amyloidosis Case Reports in Pulmonology |
| title | Recurrent Pleural Effusions Occurring in Association with Primary Pulmonary Amyloidosis |
| title_full | Recurrent Pleural Effusions Occurring in Association with Primary Pulmonary Amyloidosis |
| title_fullStr | Recurrent Pleural Effusions Occurring in Association with Primary Pulmonary Amyloidosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recurrent Pleural Effusions Occurring in Association with Primary Pulmonary Amyloidosis |
| title_short | Recurrent Pleural Effusions Occurring in Association with Primary Pulmonary Amyloidosis |
| title_sort | recurrent pleural effusions occurring in association with primary pulmonary amyloidosis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/421201 |
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