Periorbital Purpura as a Presenting Sign of Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis
Cardiac amyloidosis is part of a systemic process caused by extracellular deposition of misfolded protein in various tissues. Once thought to be pathognomonic for AL amyloidosis, here we describe a case of periorbital purpura as a presenting sign in a patient with hereditary transthyretin cardiac am...
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| description | Cardiac amyloidosis is part of a systemic process caused by extracellular deposition of misfolded protein in various tissues. Once thought to be pathognomonic for AL amyloidosis, here we describe a case of periorbital purpura as a presenting sign in a patient with hereditary transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-312b28dac2e745e19953cbf766fb1c5d2025-08-20T03:18:08ZengAmerican College of PhysiciansAnnals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases2767-76642023-03-012310.7326/aimcc.2022.0878Periorbital Purpura as a Presenting Sign of Hereditary Transthyretin AmyloidosisDavid S. Katzianer0Karen James1Mazen Hanna21Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio1Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio1Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OhioCardiac amyloidosis is part of a systemic process caused by extracellular deposition of misfolded protein in various tissues. Once thought to be pathognomonic for AL amyloidosis, here we describe a case of periorbital purpura as a presenting sign in a patient with hereditary transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis.https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2022.0878 |
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| title | Periorbital Purpura as a Presenting Sign of Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis |
| title_full | Periorbital Purpura as a Presenting Sign of Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Periorbital Purpura as a Presenting Sign of Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis |
| title_short | Periorbital Purpura as a Presenting Sign of Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis |
| title_sort | periorbital purpura as a presenting sign of hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis |
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