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Sixteen cases of alopecia secondary to systemic amyloidosis are reported. There is one reported case that presented with alopecia universalis. We report a case of a 68-year-old woman presenting with alopecia universalis, rapid decline in kidney function, and nephrotic syndrome who was found to have multiple myeloma-associated AL amyloidosis (immunoglobulin light chain). Her serological workup including serum electrophoresis was negative and she underwent renal biopsy. Pathology revealed eosinophilic material within the mesangium that was Congo-red positive, had apple-green birefringence under polarized light, and ultramicroscopically appeared as fibrillary material. Subsequent bone marrow examination showed a diffuse increase in plasma cells with atypia indicating plasma cell neoplasm. This case underlines several interesting aspects of multiple myeloma and the way it may present with amyloidosis. 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