• Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) · Jul 2012

    A case of dyspnea and periorbital rash.

    • George C Eldho, B Sebastian Gailin, C Mohan Mithun, Thattungal M Anoop, and R Sudha.
    • Medical College, Pariyaram, Kannur (Eldho, Gailin, Mithun, Sudha) and Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, South India (Anoop).
    • Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2012 Jul 1; 25 (3): 248-9.

    AbstractA 75-year-old woman presented with dyspnea on exertion, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, and edema. Macroglossia, generalized petechiae, raccoon eyes sign, and peripheral neuropathy were present, and an echocardiogram showed cardiac dilatation and left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Rectal biopsy and immune fixation electrophoresis confirmed the diagnosis of AL amyloidosis.

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