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Case report
Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy associated with mediastinal amyloidosis
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  1. Philip Conaghan,
  2. Darryl Chung,
  3. Roger Vaughan
  1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, Norwich NR1 3SR, UK
  1. Mr P J Conaghan email: conaghan{at}conaghanp.freeserve.co.uk

Abstract

Amyloidosis affecting peripheral nerves causing isolated nerve palsies is uncommon. Localised amyloidosis occurs less frequently than the reactive or immune related systemic forms, and mediastinal localisation is virtually unknown. We present a case of recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy associated with mediastinal AL amyloidosis in a middle aged man.

  • amyloidosis
  • neuropathy
  • mediastinum

https://doi.org/10.1136/thorax.55.5.436

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