Nail Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Systemic Amyloidosis
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Keywords
amyloidosis, oncology
Abstract
A 60-year-old woman with a 13-year history of monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance (MGUS) presented with worsening nail dystrophy. Prior workup for systemic amyloidosis had been unrevealing, and no other signs of cutaneous disease were present. Nail biopsy was consistent with amyloid deposition, and the patient subsequently underwent autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for AL amyloidosis. In light of the growing literature regarding nail changes as a presenting sign of systemic amyloidosis and the promising utility of nail biopsy, we suggest a low threshold for biopsy in appropriate patients when nail changes characteristic of amyloidosis are refractory to conventional treatment.
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