Tafamidis treatment in a patient with transthyretin amyloidosis due to domino liver transplantation
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Matur Z, Atmaca MM, Durmus H, Parman Y. Tafamidis treatment in a patient with transthyretin amyloidosis due to domino liver transplantation. Joint Congress of European Neurology, Istanbul, Turkey, May 2014. European Journal of Neurology. 2014; 21(Suppl 1): 453Özet
Domino liver transplantation (DLT) increase the number of grafts available to treat patients with liver disease. But, this procedure has a risk of transmission of systemic transthyretin (TTR) amyloidosis. A 69-year-old FAP male patient whose complaints started 8 years after DLT was evaluated because of numbness and burning sensation of feet and hands, walking difficulty, dizziness, diarrhea, dry mouth, urinary retention.
