Meretoja Syndrome: General Considerations and Contributions of Plastic Surgery in Surgical Treatment

Meretoja syndrome (familial amyloid polyneuropathy type IV) is a rare disease of the amyloidal system inherited in a dominant autosomal manner, and was first described in 1969.¹ The largest affected population is found in Finland, where approximately 400 to 600 cases have been described. This disease is rare in other countries and only 15 cases have been described elsewhere, mainly in Japan, Europe, Iran, and the United States.^2-7