An amyloid lung

A 55-year-old housewife died from an illness characterized by progressive respiratory incapacity. Changes were confined to the lungs and consisted of a diffuse infiltration by amyloid. No adequate cause was found for this amyloid, and we suggest that this is a case of primary alveolar septal amyloid...

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Published in:Thorax 1971-05, Vol.26 (3), p.357-363
Main Authors: Zundel, W. E., Prior, A. P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amyloidosis - diagnosis
Amyloidosis - diagnostic imaging
Amyloidosis - pathology
Autopsy
Calcinosis - complications
Female
Humans
Lung Diseases - diagnosis
Lung Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Lung Diseases - pathology
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Alveoli - pathology
Radiography
Spirometry
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Summary:A 55-year-old housewife died from an illness characterized by progressive respiratory incapacity. Changes were confined to the lungs and consisted of a diffuse infiltration by amyloid. No adequate cause was found for this amyloid, and we suggest that this is a case of primary alveolar septal amyloidosis.
ISSN:0040-6376
1468-3296
DOI:10.1136/thx.26.3.357