Case 2-2016: An 84-Year-Old Woman with Chest Pain, Dyspnea, and a Rash

An 84-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of chest pain, respiratory distress, and a purpuric rash. Initial chest imaging showed bilateral patchy and confluent opacities, a finding consistent with pulmonary edema. A diagnostic procedure was performed. Presentation of Case Dr. Omar Ka...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The New England journal of medicine 2016-01, Vol.374 (3), p.264-274
Hauptverfasser:	Roh, Ellen K, Ali, Mohammed, Lu, Michael T, Bradshaw, Scott H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged, 80 and over Amyloidosis - etiology Amyloidosis - pathology Bone Marrow - pathology Chest Pain - etiology Diagnosis, Differential Dyspnea - etiology Echocardiography Exanthema - etiology Fatal Outcome Female Heart Failure - etiology Humans Immunoglobulin Light-chain Amyloidosis Lung - diagnostic imaging Multiple Myeloma - complications Multiple Myeloma - pathology Pleural Effusion - diagnostic imaging Purpura - etiology Purpura Fulminans - diagnosis Radiography Skin - pathology
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