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LYMPHADENOPATHY AS A MANIFESTATION OF AMYLOIDOSIS: A CASE REPORT NATIONAL LUNG HOSPITAL
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Case report: A 77-year-old male patient with a history of treatment for disseminated tuberculosis in the fourth month was admitted to the hospital due to shortness of breath, productive cough with purulent sputum, and intermittent fever. He had been treated at a local healthcare facility without improvement and was subsequently referred to the National Lung Hospital with a diagnosis of lymph node tuberculosis, with disseminated tuberculosis under consideration. The patient underwent surgery for lymph node excision, and histopathological results along with Congo red staining were consistent with amyloidosis in the lymph nodes.
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Lymph node, Amyloidosis
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