Pulmonary AL- amyloidosis masquerading as lung malignancy in an Australian Indigenous patient with Sjogren's syndrome
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2018.11.015
Abstract: Amyloidosis is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by misfolding of extracellular proteins. Pulmonary amyloidosis secondary to Sjogren's syndrome (SS) is rare and to the best our knowledge has not been described in indigenous population.… read more here.
Keywords: australian indigenous; sjogren syndrome; pulmonary amyloidosis; amyloidosis masquerading ... See more keywords
Pulmonary amyloidosis and multiple myeloma mimicking lymphoma in a patient with Sjogren’s syndrome: A case report
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DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i3.1016
Abstract: BACKGROUND Sjogren’s syndrome (SS), which affect salivary gland function, is an autoimmune disease. SS may involve extraglandular organs. Approximately 10 to 20 percent of SS patients have clinically significant lung disease, but presentation of pulmonary… read more here.
Keywords: amyloidosis multiple; pulmonary amyloidosis; myeloma; multiple myeloma ... See more keywords
Nodular Pulmonary Amyloidosis Mimicking Metastatic Pulmonary Nodules: A case report and review of the literature.
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DOI: 10.18295/squmj.2018.18.03.023
Abstract: Amyloidosis is a disorder characterised by the extracellular deposition of amyloid, a fibrillary protein, in various organs such as the lungs. Pulmonary nodular amyloidosis can mimic other lung conditions that present with pulmonary nodules, such… read more here.
Keywords: nodular pulmonary; amyloidosis mimicking; pulmonary nodules; amyloidosis ... See more keywords