Amyloid myopathy mimicked with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy diagnosed using Congo red staining: a case report

Amyloid myopathy mimicked with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy diagnosed using Congo red staining: a case report

Abstract Amyloid myopathy often occurs in the context of systemic amyloidosis, as a rare manifestation of “light chain” (AL) amyloidosis, accounting for 1% of its incidence. A 58-year-old man with two years history of weakness and edema of lower extremity, elevated creatine kinase (CK), and inflamma...

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Main Authors: Xingyu Han, Mohammadreza Kosari, Li Xu, Yue Li, Meng-ge Yang, Huajie Gao, Huizhen Ge, Bitao Bu, Suqiong Ji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-11-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Amyloid myopathy
Inflammatory myopathy
Congo red staining
M proteinemia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-024-03900-z
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