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- O Leleu, C Clarot, H Renaud, M Brahimi, C Lelarge, and R Makdassi.
- Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital d'Abbeville, France. leleu.olivier@ch-abbeville.fr
- Rev Mal Respir. 2003 Sep 1; 20 (4): 618-21.
IntroductionPulmonary diseases during the course of generalised amyloidosis are principally represented by tracheobronchial involvement and diffuse parenchymal localizations.Case ReportThe authors report the case of a 66-year-old woman presenting with pleural amyloidosis in the context of generalised amyloidosis. Thoracoscopy performed in the investigation of recurrent transudative pleural effusions found evidence of an inflamed parietal pleura with areas of calcification. Pleural biopsies confirmed amyloid infiltration pleural ossification. Talc pleurodesis was performed.ConclusionsThe authors' conclusion is that, meeting an unexplained pleural effusion even transudative during the course of a generalised amyloidosis, the thoracoscopy is the diagnosis key test as it allows moreover a pleural pleurodesis to be performed.
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