PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - F Bontemps
AU  - I Tillie-Leblond
AU  - MC Coppin
AU  - P Frehart
AU  - B Wallaert
AU  - P Ramon
AU  - AB Tonnel
TI  - Pleural amyloidosis: thoracoscopic aspects
AID  - 10.1183/09031936.95.08061025
DP  - 1995 Jun 01
TA  - European Respiratory Journal
PG  - 1025--1027
VI  - 8
IP  - 6
4099  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/8/6/1025.short
4100  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/8/6/1025.full
SO  - Eur Respir J1995 Jun 01; 8
AB  - We describe the case of a 60 year old man with primary amyloidosis, who suffered from peripheral neuropathy and cardiomyopathy and who presented with recurrent right pleural effusion. For this reason, he was admitted to hospital for thoracoscopic examination with pleurodesis. Macroscopic examination of the parietal pleura revealed a diffuse inflammation and light brown deposits that where covered with nodules. Biopsy specimens confirmed the amyloid deposition. This macroscopic appearance is described for the first time, and suggests that a local pleural synthesis of amyloid substance may occur during the course of systemic amyloidosis.