Liver Failure Secondary to Amyloid Light-Chain Amyloidosis

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Liver Failure Secondary to Amyloid Light-Chain Amyloidosis Michael Loudin, MD, Ryan Childers, MD, Adam Zivony, MD, Christian Lanciault, MD, PhD, Michael Chang, MD, Joseph Ahn, MD The American Journal of Medicine Volume 129, Issue 4, Pages e19-e20 (April 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.11.011 Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure (A) Trend of liver function tests (LFTs). Alk Phos = alkaline phosphatase; ALT = alanine transaminase; AST = aspartate aminotransferase; Bili = bilirubin. (B) Liver biopsy showing infiltrative amyloid protein under light microscopy with hematoxylin and eosin stain. The American Journal of Medicine 2016 129, e19-e20DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.11.011) Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions