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@article{citeulike:4233064, abstract = {A 62-year-old man with progressive proximal weakness underwent extensive evaluation including muscle biopsy without a clear diagnosis being established. A repeat muscle biopsy including Congo red-stained sections revealed infiltration of blood-vessel walls and endomysium with amyloid protein, as well as an unusual pattern of pathologic changes to muscle fibers. From a review of 79 cases of amyloid myopathy reported in the English-language literature, the characteristic features of this disorder are described. Congo red-stained sections of muscle biopsy viewed under fluorescent or polarized optics, and serum or urine protein immunoelectrophoresis, play an important role in the evaluation of myopathy. Amyloid myopathy should be a consideration in adults with progressive neuromuscular weakness of uncertain cause.}, author = {Chapin, J. E. and Kornfeld, M. and Harris, A.}, citeulike-article-id = {4233064}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mus.20169}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15478123}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=15478123}, doi = {10.1002/mus.20169}, issn = {0148-639X}, journal = {Muscle \& nerve}, keywords = {amyloid, amyloidose, spierbiopt}, month = {February}, number = {2}, pages = {266--272}, posted-at = {2009-03-27 17:37:24}, priority = {2}, title = {Amyloid myopathy: characteristic features of a still underdiagnosed disease.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mus.20169}, volume = {31}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4233064 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4233064 N2 - A 62-year-old man with progressive proximal weakness underwent extensive evaluation including muscle biopsy without a clear diagnosis being established. A repeat muscle biopsy including Congo red-stained sections revealed infiltration of blood-vessel walls and endomysium with amyloid protein, as well as an unusual pattern of pathologic changes to muscle fibers. From a review of 79 cases of amyloid myopathy reported in the English-language literature, the characteristic features of this disorder are described. Congo red-stained sections of muscle biopsy viewed under fluorescent or polarized optics, and serum or urine protein immunoelectrophoresis, play an important role in the evaluation of myopathy. Amyloid myopathy should be a consideration in adults with progressive neuromuscular weakness of uncertain cause. IS - 2 JF - Muscle & nerve SN - 0148-639X EP - 272 TI - Amyloid myopathy: characteristic features of a still underdiagnosed disease. VL - 31 SP - 266 KW - amyloid KW - amyloidose KW - spierbiopt AU - Chapin, JE AU - Kornfeld, M AU - Harris, A PY - 2005/02// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mus.20169 ER -