Systemic Primary Amyloidosis Presenting as Generalized Lymphadenopathy and Massive Pleural Effusion

نویسندگان
Shadmehr, Mohammad Behgam ID 1
Javaherzadeh, Mojtaba ID 2
Daneshvar Kakhki, Abolghasem ID 3
Dezfouli, Azizollah Abbasi ID 4
Arab, Mehrdad ID 5
Pejhan, Saviz ID 6
Farzanegan, Roya ID 7

1 Department of Thoracic Surgery, NRITLD, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, TEHRAN- IRAN.

2 Department of Thoracic Surgery, NRITLD, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, TEHRAN- IRAN.

3 Department of Thoracic Surgery, NRITLD, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, TEHRAN- IRAN.

4 Department of Thoracic Surgery, NRITLD, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, TEHRAN- IRAN.

5 Department of Thoracic Surgery, NRITLD, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, TEHRAN- IRAN.

6 Department of Thoracic Surgery, NRITLD, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, TEHRAN- IRAN.

7 Department of Thoracic Surgery, NRITLD, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, TEHRAN- IRAN.

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چکیده

A 73 year- old man with cough, dyspnea, generalized lymphadenopathy and left sided pleural effusion was admitted with primary impression of lymphoproliferative disorders. The precise evaluation showed systemic primary amyloidosis with the rare presentation of generalized lymphadenopathy and massive pleural effusion without any other organ involvement as the available tests showed. (Tanaffos 2005; 4(16): 69-71)

کلیدواژه‌ها
Amyloidosis, Lymphadenopathy, Pleural effusion