Amyloidosis and respiratory tract involvement: report of two cases
Rittayamai, N.; Tscheikuna, J.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand 94(9): 1150-1153
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-2208 PMID: 21970207 Document Number: 10860
Amyloidosis is a group of diseases in which amyloid deposit in the extracellular space in an abnormal insoluble fibrillar form. The most important amyloid precursors are immunoglobulin light chain (AL) and serum amyloid-associated protein (AA). Amyloidosis can manifest as localized or systemic disease and respiratory system is one of the target organs that can be involved by amyloid. The authors report two cases of pulmonary amyloidosis presented with diffuse interstitial pulmonary amyloidosis and tracheobronchial involvement.
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