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Postgrad Med J 2004;80:738-739 doi:10.1136/pgmj.2003.013052
  • Case report

Eosinophilia and symptomatic pulmonary amyloidosis

  1. A A Haydar1,
  2. A Li1,
  3. R Hilton1,
  4. B Lams2,
  5. R Hangartner3,
  6. M Weber3,
  7. D J A Goldsmith1
  1. 1Renal and Transplantation Unit, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals, London, UK
  2. 2Chest Medicine, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals, London, UK
  3. 3Histopathology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr David J A Goldsmith
 Guy’s Hospital, London SE1 9RT, UK; david.goldsmithgstt.sthames.nhs.uk
  • Received 25 July 2003
  • Accepted 29 August 2003

Abstract

The case of a man with progressive breathlessness and pulmonary infiltration caused by AL amyloidosis associated with multiple myeloma is presented. There was a marked peripheral eosinophilia, which has not previously been described with amyloidosis.

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