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ReviewClinical rheumatology2016

Neuroarthropathy of the foot revealing primary systemic amyloidosis: case report and literature review.

Irina Adriana Andrei, Thierry Kuntzer, Johannes Alexander Lobrinus, Arnaud Jaccard, Pascal Zufferey

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Review in Clinical rheumatology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Irina Adriana AndreiService de Rhumatologie/DAL, CHUV, Av. Pierre Decker 4, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Thierry KuntzerService de Neurologie/DNC, CHUV, Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Johannes Alexander LobrinusService de Pathologie Clinique, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland.
Arnaud JaccardService d' Hématologie clinique et Thérapie cellulaire/CHU, Av. Martin Luther King 2, 87042, Limoges, France.
Pascal ZuffereyService de Rhumatologie/DAL, CHUV, Av. Pierre Decker 4, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland. pascal.zufferey@chuv.ch.
Hôpital Orthopédique de la Suisse Romande · CHUniversity Hospital of Lausanne · CHUniversity of Geneva · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aims of this review were to describe the case of a patient with debilitating neuroarthropathy of the ankles and feet and reveal a primary systemic (amyloid light chain, AL) amyloidosis and to review the relevant literature concerning the peripheral neuropathy and neuroarthropathy due to amyloidosis. We will emphasize the diagnostic pitfalls and discuss prognosis and treatments of both the peripheral neuropathy and the arthropathy related to AL amyloidosis. This is a descriptive case report of a patient with neuroarthropathy of the lower limbs due to AL amyloidosis. A review and discussion of relevant literature were conducted, based on a PubMed search from 1973 to December 2013. A 51-year-old female was diagnosed with AL amyloidosis after 20 months of investigation of small painful deformities of the feet. Chronic peripheral neuropathy occurs as a manifestation of AL amyloidosis in 25 % of cases. It may exceptionally be complicated by neuroarthropathy. In this case, the paucity of clinical and electrophysiological signs of the neuropathy delayed the diagnosis, leading to a severe arthropathy. The massive destruction of the joints dominated the clinical and the poor functional outcome. Diagnosis of AL amyloidosis should be considered in the presence of a mild peripheral neuropathy and a distal destructive and painless arthropathy. The two key diagnostic procedures are serum protein electrophoresis and nerve biopsy. Delay in treatment worsens the prognosis.

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AmyloidosisFemaleFoot DiseasesHumansImmunoglobulin Light-chain AmyloidosisJoint DiseasesMiddle AgedPeripheral Nervous System DiseasesAmylosisCharcot arthropathyDiabetic footMRINerve biopsyNeuroarthropathy

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