A case of pulmonary diffuse alveolar amyloidosis localized in the lung.
- Author:
Hyung Suk PARK
1
;
Hyun Joong KIM
;
Young Min KHO
;
Ji Young SEO
;
Man Pyo CHUNG
;
O Jung KWON
;
Chong H RHEE
;
Yong Chul HAN
Author Information
1. Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sung Kyun Kwuan university, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
pulmonary diffuse alveolar amyloidosis;
localized in lung
- MeSH:
Amyloidosis*;
Biopsy;
Humans;
Lung*;
Mass Screening;
Rare Diseases;
Thorax
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
1998;55(5):956-959
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Primary pulmonary diffuse alveolar amyloidosis is a rare form among the pulmonary amyloidosis. Especially in primary form diffuse alveolar type is much more rare disease. the patient was checked simple chest X-ray for the purpose of routine screening test, he had no respiratory symptoms and signs and he had no complaint of other organ symptoms, while in chest roentgenogram it was found bilateral diffuse interstitial infiltration of the lung, but any other organs which commonly involved in amyloidosis were not involved in laboratory and other specific diagnostic procedures. We report a case of pulmonry diffuse alveolar amyloidosis only localized in lung which was confirmed by transbronchial lung biopsy.
