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Speech disorders in systemic amyloidosis.
British Journal of Disorders of Communication 1991 August
The purpose of this study was to define more completely the speech disorders that can occur in systemic amyloidosis. Fifty-nine patients with histologically established primary systemic amyloidosis were studied. Of this group, 81% had abnormal voice quality, 43% had abnormal pitch, 7% had abnormal resonation and 15% had abnormal articulation. Twenty-two patients also had abnormal findings at laryngeal examination, consisting of bowing, oedema, thickening, dry irritation and polypoid changes of the vocal folds. Macroglossia was found in 17% of the patients and submandibular swelling in 10%. These results support previous studies which showed that abnormal phonation is a sign of systemic amyloidosis and that abnormal voice is by far the most common abnormal speech sign. The relationship between amyloid deposit and dysphonia was not clear. In 23 patients who had laryngeal examinations, no evidence of actual amyloid deposits was documented.
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