Acute Liver Failure in patient with liver amyloidosis associated to multiple myeloma
Berríos, M.; Armas-Merino, R.; Franco, C.; Parrochia, E.; Wolff, C.
Revista Medica de Chile 131(11): 1301-1304
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0034-9887 PMID: 14743692 Document Number: 565517
We report a 67 years old woman admitted to the hospital for the study of a cholestatic jaundice and massive hepatomegaly. On admission, the patient did not have liver failure. During hospital stay, the patient experienced a progressive deterioration of liver function and a monoclonal gammopathy was detected. An IgG Kappa myeloma-was diagnosed. A fine needle liver biopsy disclosed the presence of amyloid. The patient developed acute liver failure and died three weeks after admission.