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Feb 22, 2018
Patient concerns:
A 50-year-old woman presented with progressive abnormal liver enzyme levels and was referred to our department.
Diagnoses:
Due to the patient's…
Feb 13, 2018
Localised nasopharyngeal amyloidosis is rare. Findings on physical examination and invasive pattern on CT scan can be misleading as it can resemble nasopharyngeal…
Feb 11, 2018
Amyloidosis is a heterogeneous group of diseases characterised by extracellular accumulation of amyloid in various tissues and organs of the body, leading to…
Feb 01, 2018
Background:
The heart rate (HR) response to paced deep breathing (DB) is a common test of cardiac autonomic function, where high heart rate variability (HRV) is…
Jan 23, 2018
Background:
To investigate obesity as susceptibility factor in patients with idiopathic AA amyloidosis.
Methods:
Clinical, biochemical and genetic data were…
Jan 21, 2018
Background:
Chronic physical illness has been associated with emotional distress. Chronic diseases may change usual family patterns with economic, social and family…
Jan 09, 2018
The most common form of systemic amyloidosis in Western countries is light chain amyloidosis. It is characterized by the deposition of a misfolded light chain in…
Jan 04, 2018
Rationale:
Dialysis-related amyloidosis (DRA) can present rheumatic manifestations in patients on long-term hemodialysis. Typical articular symptoms with DRA…
Jan 04, 2018
Background:
Treatment for patients with systemic light chain (AL) amyloidosis remains challenging. Our study aims to describe treatment patterns for both newly…
Jan 03, 2018
The term informed consent is mistakenly viewed as the same as getting a research participant's signature on the consent form. FDA believes that obtaining a…