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An unusual case of lambda light chain amyloidosis presenting with hypotension and nephrotic syndrome in a 36-year-old female

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  1. Pinnacle Health Hospitals, Harrisburgh, PA, USA

    Jihua Cheng, Rabia Sbaiti, Him Kwee & Pramil Cheriyath

  2. Department of Pathology, Hershey Medical Center, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, 17033, USA

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Cheng, J., Sbaiti, R., Kwee, H. et al. An unusual case of lambda light chain amyloidosis presenting with hypotension and nephrotic syndrome in a 36-year-old female. Int Urol Nephrol 41, 725–726 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-009-9562-9

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