Unusual clinical presentation of amyloidosis: bilateral stenosis of the external auditory canal, hoarseness and a rapid course of cutaneous lesions

Int J Dermatol. 2007 May;46(5):503-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.03030.x.

Abstract

We report a patient with multiple myeloma associated with primary systemic amyloidosis who had a rapid evolution and a very unusual form of presentation. The association of amyloidosis in patients with multiple myeloma is 15%, and clinically evident mucocutaneous involvement occurs in up to 40% of patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Amyloidosis / complications*
  • Amyloidosis / diagnosis
  • Constriction, Pathologic / etiology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Ear Canal / abnormalities*
  • Ear Deformities, Acquired / etiology
  • Female
  • Hoarseness / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Myeloma / complications
  • Multiple Myeloma / diagnosis
  • Skin Diseases / etiology*