Recurrent Pleural Effusions Occurring in Association with Primary Pulmonary Amyloidosis
Joint Authors
Tada, Lauren
Anjum, Humayun
Linville, Kenneth
Surani, Salim R.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-09-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Recurrent pleural effusions occurring in association with immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis and not associated with amyloid cardiomyopathy are rare.
These portend an overall poor prognosis with mean survival time of approximately 1.8 months.
We hereby report a case of a 59-year-old Caucasian female with recurrent pleural effusions and an ultimate diagnosis of pulmonary amyloidosis in association with plasma cell myeloma.
The optimal treatment for recurrent pleural effusions in amyloidosis has not been determined; however, our patient responded to therapy with Cyclophosphamide-Bortezomib- (Velcade-) Dexamethasone (CyBorD) and had no repeat hospitalizations or recurrence of pleural effusion at four-month follow-up after initiation of therapy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tada, Lauren& Anjum, Humayun& Linville, Kenneth& Surani, Salim R.. 2015. Recurrent Pleural Effusions Occurring in Association with Primary Pulmonary Amyloidosis. Case Reports in Pulmonology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tada, Lauren…[et al.]. Recurrent Pleural Effusions Occurring in Association with Primary Pulmonary Amyloidosis. Case Reports in Pulmonology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Tada, Lauren& Anjum, Humayun& Linville, Kenneth& Surani, Salim R.. Recurrent Pleural Effusions Occurring in Association with Primary Pulmonary Amyloidosis. Case Reports in Pulmonology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059875
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1059875