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Seventeen consecutive patients with dystrophic amyloidosis are reported here (eight Chinese, three Indian, three Iban, two Malay and one Caucasian). Ten were females and seven males, with ages ranging from 12 to 80 years (mean of 48 years). Five instances of dystrophic amyloidosis occurred in areas
We present a case of subcutaneous nodular amyloidosis mimicking a pilar cyst. Further evaluation led to the diagnosis of malignant systemic light-chain amyloidosis. The epidemiology and histopathological features of light-chain amyloidosis with cutaneous involvement are reviewed, as well as current
The patient, a 75-year old man, was admitted in May, 1986 for separation of the epidermis and extensive ecchymotic patches. Physical examination showed numerous haemorrhagic erosions on the extensor aspect of the limbs, feet and hands, and wide patches of epidermal separation in the axillary and