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Amyloidosis and Respiratory Tract Involvement: Report of Two Cases
Amyloidosis is a group of diseases in which amyloid deposit in the extracellular space in an abnormal insolublefibrillar form. The most important amyloid precursors are immunoglobulin light chain (AL) and serum amyloid-associatedprotein (AA). Amyloidosis can manifest as localized or systemic disease and respiratory system is one of the target organs thatcan be involved by amyloid. The authors report two cases of pulmonary amyloidosis presented with diffuse interstitialpulmonary amyloidosis and tracheobronchial involvement.
Keywords: Amyloidosis, Respiratory tract involvement, Diagnosis, Management
Keywords: Amyloidosis, Respiratory tract involvement, Diagnosis, Management
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