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Amyloid (AL) in an octogenarian diagnosed by abdominal wall fat biopsy
W J Mallinson1, O J Corrado, S R Milkins
1Department of Geriatric Medicine, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
Postgraduate Medical Journal
|February 1, 1987
Abstract:
Systemic amyloid (AL) was diagnosed by abdominal wall fat biopsy in an 81 year old woman presenting with severe postural hypotension. The advantages of this little-used diagnostic method are discussed.
