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Query: UMLS:C0029089 (
ophthalmoplegia
)
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document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Total ophthalmoplegia associated with biopsy-proven amyloid infiltration of the extraocular muscles developed in a 60-year-old man with multiple myeloma. Amyloid was also found in biopsy specimens of the conjunctiva and eyelid papules. The patient also had eyelid purpura, keratitis sicca, and pupillary abnormalities. Treating the multiple myeloma had no effect on the
ophthalmoplegia
. Physicians should be aware that
ophthalmoplegia
associated with amyloidosis may indicate an underlying myeloma rather than
primary systemic amyloidosis
.
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PMID:Complete ophthalmoplegia secondary to amyloidosis associated with multiple myeloma. 727 Jun 37
