Amyloid myopathy: a diagnostic challenge
Amyloid myopathy (AM) is a rare manifestation of primary systemic amyloidosis (AL). Like inflammatory myopathies, it presents with proximal muscle weakness and an increased creatine kinase level. We describe a case of AL with severe, rapidly progressive myopathy as the initial symptom. The clinical...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2009-08-01
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Series: | Neurology International |
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Online Access: | https://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/ni/article/view/41 |