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

S B Alvarez-Ruiz; S Pérez-Gala; M Aragüés; J Fraga; A García-Díez

doi:10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.03030.x

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.

Authors

S B Alvarez-Ruiz¹, S Pérez-Gala, M Aragüés, J Fraga, A García-Díez

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitario La Princesa Diego de León 62, Madrid, Spain

PMID: 17472683
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*