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Genetic Analysis of Hereditary Transthyretin Ala97Ser Related Amyloidosis
Published on: June 9, 2018
Tracheobronchial Amyloidosis: A Case Report
Mai Al Khatalin1, Abdallah Dalal2, Kerime Hatun Ozgen3
1Present Address: Al-Hussein Salt New Hospital, Internal medicine Department, Salt, Jordan.
Abstract:
We report a case of an incidentally found tracheobronchial amyloidosis in an asymptomatic patient. A elderly male was admitted to the hospital for an aortic valve repair workup, and was incidentally found to have tracheobronchial abnormalities on chest CT. The diagnosis of tracheobronchial amyloidosis was confirmed by histopathological exam.
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