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West Indian Med J
; 59(2): 219-21, 2010 Mar.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21275130
RESUMO
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.