Systemic Immunoglobulin Light Chain Amyloidosis Presenting as Painful Penile Ulcers
Immunoglobulin light chain (AL) amyloidosis is a systemic form of amyloidosis that commonly affects the heart, kidney, liver, and nervous system. Penile involvement in AL amyloidosis is rare and thus often not considered in the differential diagnosis for penile ulcers. We report a case of an elderly...
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| Main Authors: | Crystal Lihong Yan, Fireneh N. Beshah, Karen Eliahu, James E. Hoffman |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American College of Physicians
2022-09-01
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| Series: | Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases |
| Online Access: | https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2022.0526 |
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