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Isolated AA Amyloidosis of the Radial Nerve
Teresa Pérez-de la Fuente1,2, Javier Fernández-Jara1,3, Pilar Rodríguez-Urcelay1
11 Hospital Universitario de la Zarzuela, Madrid, Spain.
Background:
Amyloidosis affecting peripheral nerve is usually seen in primary amyloidosis.
Methods:
We are reporting on the case of a 74-year-old man with a 16-month history of progressive left radial nerve paralysis. Perioperative imaging detected an enlarged radial nerve in the middle-distal part of the arm. The patient had an antecedent of amyloid deposits in the lung.
Results:
A radial nerve amyloidosis was suspected and confirmed with a biopsy assisted by ultrasonography, resulting in a secondary amyloidosis form.
Conclusions:
Isolated radial nerve palsy due to nerve damage by amyloidosis has been reported before, but not in AA or secondary amyloidosis.
