Confocal Cornea Microscopy Detects Involvement of Corneal Nerve Fibers in a Patient with Light-Chain Amyloid Neuropathy Caused by Multiple Myeloma: A Case Report

Changes in the subbasal corneal plexus detected by confocal cornea microscopy (CCM) have been described for various types of neuropathy. An involvement of these nerves within light-chain (AL) amyloid neuropathy (a rare cause of polyneuropathy) has never been shown. Here, we report on a case of a pat...

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Main Authors: Dietrich Sturm, Tobias Schmidt-Wilcke, Tineke Greiner, Christoph Maier, Marc Schargus, Martin Tegenthoff, Matthias Vorgerd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-06-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/446538