Open AccessLight‐chain amyloid myopathy isolated to skeletal muscles: A case report
Author(s) -
Matsukawa Toshihiro,
Eguchi Katsuki,
Nishino Ichizo,
Okada Kohei,
Oshimi Kazuo,
Miyagishima Takuto
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3310
Subject(s) - immunoglobulin light chain , medicine , amyloidosis , amyloid (mycology) , myopathy , skeletal muscle , pathology , al amyloidosis , antibody , immunology
Isolated amyloidosis, especially of amyloid light‐chain type, is an infrequent disease. Systemic chemotherapy for light‐chain amyloidosis isolated to skeletal muscles plays a key role to reduce clonal plasma cells producing aberrant immunoglobulin.