Amiloidose e o aparelho respiratorio.
Amyloidosis is a disease of protein metabolism characterized by the deposition of amyloid substance in several organs. Several types of amyloid protein exist and one of the possible classifications is primary, secondary or hereditary amyloidosis, based on the type of protein involved and whether the...
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2009-02-01
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| author | Teresa Costa Vitória Martins Yvette Martins Jorge Pires |
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| description | Amyloidosis is a disease of protein metabolism characterized by the deposition of amyloid substance in several organs. Several types of amyloid protein exist and one of the possible classifications is primary, secondary or hereditary amyloidosis, based on the type of protein involved and whether there is another condition that leads to amyloidosis. One can also classify amyloidosis as localized or systemic. The authors present four cases of amyloidosis limited to the respiratory tract and revise this entity, its forms of presentation (tracheobronchial, nodular--solitary or multiple, and diffuse septal-alveolar), methods of diagnosis and of searching the systemic entity. The most important differential diagnosis is with neoplastic diseases; therefore a definite diagnosis is important as lung amyloidosis usually is a benign and indolent condition. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aeb31a9b78994c729adccfc97bddcdf32022-12-22T04:12:55ZengOrdem dos MédicosActa Médica Portuguesa0870-399X1646-07582009-02-0122110.20344/amp.1678Amiloidose e o aparelho respiratorio.Teresa Costa0Vitória MartinsYvette MartinsJorge PiresServiço de Pneumologia, Centro Hospitalar de Coimbra.Amyloidosis is a disease of protein metabolism characterized by the deposition of amyloid substance in several organs. Several types of amyloid protein exist and one of the possible classifications is primary, secondary or hereditary amyloidosis, based on the type of protein involved and whether there is another condition that leads to amyloidosis. One can also classify amyloidosis as localized or systemic. The authors present four cases of amyloidosis limited to the respiratory tract and revise this entity, its forms of presentation (tracheobronchial, nodular--solitary or multiple, and diffuse septal-alveolar), methods of diagnosis and of searching the systemic entity. The most important differential diagnosis is with neoplastic diseases; therefore a definite diagnosis is important as lung amyloidosis usually is a benign and indolent condition.https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/1678 |
| spellingShingle | Teresa Costa Vitória Martins Yvette Martins Jorge Pires Amiloidose e o aparelho respiratorio. Acta Médica Portuguesa |
| title | Amiloidose e o aparelho respiratorio. |
| title_full | Amiloidose e o aparelho respiratorio. |
| title_fullStr | Amiloidose e o aparelho respiratorio. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Amiloidose e o aparelho respiratorio. |
| title_short | Amiloidose e o aparelho respiratorio. |
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