Immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis associated with multiple myeloma in a young patient: a case report.

作者信息

Morais O O, Costa L O, Shinzato D H, Hans-Filho G

机构信息

Médico Residente em Dermatologia da Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Ex-aluno da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Brasil.

出版信息

West Indian Med J. 2010 Mar;59(2):219-21.

The authors present an uncommon case of systemic amyloidosis associated with multiple myeloma in a 35-year old woman. Systemic amyloidosis commonly presents in association with clonal plasma cell proliferative disorders, and less frequently as secondary or of a hereditary origin. Amyloidosis is usually associated with multiple myeloma in older patients and frequently has an unfavourable prognosis.