Primary cardiac amyloidosis with pathologic hip fracture secondary to bone amyloid

A S Sundar; K K Talwar; P Chopra

doi:10.1016/0167-5273(89)90080-6

Primary cardiac amyloidosis with pathologic hip fracture secondary to bone amyloid

Int J Cardiol. 1989 Feb;22(2):272-4. doi: 10.1016/0167-5273(89)90080-6.

Authors

A S Sundar¹, K K Talwar, P Chopra

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.

PMID: 2914750
DOI: 10.1016/0167-5273(89)90080-6

Abstract

A rare combination of primary cardiac amyloidosis and bone amyloidosis is described in a 39-year-old female. The presenting features were restrictive heart disease and a destructive bone lesion. The diagnosis was confirmed with the help of endomyocardial and bone biopsy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Amyloidosis / pathology*
Biopsy
Bone Diseases / pathology*
Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive / pathology*
Endocardium / pathology
Female
Fractures, Spontaneous / pathology*
Hip Fractures / pathology*
Humans
Ilium / pathology
Myocardium / pathology