Liver failure caused by Kappa-light chain amyloidosis: a rare case report of multiple myeloma
Carles Suria Bolufer1, Inmaculada Ortiz Polo2, Joana Carolina Gómez Adrián3
1Medicina Digestiva, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, España.
Revista Espanola De Enfermedades Digestivas
|September 21, 2020
Abstract:
Liver failure (LF) is a severe entity, which represents a diagnostic challenge for clinicians. Knowing the etiology of liver aggression is key for its management. We present a rare case of cholestatic LF secondary to primary AL (kappa-light chain) amyloidosis as a presentation associated to multiple myeloma.
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