Dermatology

Myeloma

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How extensive of a workup do you do for systemic AL amyloidosis for a patient with a resected amyloidoma, localized AL amyloid deposition in their airway or lungs, who has no other symptoms?

Would you do a 24-hour urine and echocardiogram in all of these patients? Cardiac biomarkers, PT/PTT, or any other such blood tests?

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Do you recommend work up for POEMS and/or amyloidosis for IgM monoclonal gammopathies associated with neuropathy?

Can you expand on this by sharing exactly what this routine workup should include? What additional tests outside of evaluating for POEMS and amyloidos...

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How do you approach the workup and initial treatment of systemic AL amyloidosis?

Once a tissue biopsy has confirmed light chain amyloid, what additional tests do you perform as part of a standard workup? In whom should treatment b...

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