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- Gastroenterology, Case reports
Acute liver failure secondary to amyloid light-chain amyloidosis- case report
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Amyloidosis is a systemic disease characterized by diffuse deposition of amyloid proteins in multiple organs(1). Although the liver is a
common site of involvement in amyloidosis, the clinical presentation of hepatic involvement is typically mild, and rarely manifests as hepatic
failure. This is a report of a 44-year-old Caucasian male who presented with acute liver failure secondary to amyloid light-chain (AL) amyloidosis.
Consent was obtained from the patient’s family.
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