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Case Reports
. 2022 Jan-Feb;88(1):146-149.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2020.11.011. Epub 2020 Dec 19.

Oral manifestations of systemic amyloidosis, an aid to diagnosis of multiple myeloma - report of two cases

D W V N Dissanayaka  1 , H M M R Bandara  2 , T Sabesan  2 , Y S Mohomed  2 , B S M S Siriwardena  3
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Case Reports

Oral manifestations of systemic amyloidosis, an aid to diagnosis of multiple myeloma - report of two cases

D W V N Dissanayaka et al. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 Jan-Feb.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(A) Ulcerative lesions on lateral border of the tongue. (B) Multiple lesions on the other side of the tongue.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Yellowish small nodules on dorsal tongue.
Figure 3
Figure 3
(A) Homogenous eosinophilic material in the corium (H&E, ×40). (B) Congo red stain with salmon pink positivity. (C) Green birefringence under polarized light.
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