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We report a case of hyperkeratotic variant of porokeratosis Mibelli with dermal amyloid deposits. A 66-year-old man presented with multiple brownish keratotic lesions on the lower extremities, a verrucous nodule on the third toe of the left foot and brownish verrucous plaques on the buttocks for
BACKGROUND
Porokeratosis is a rare disorder of keratinization. The presence of amyloid deposits has been observed in inflammatory and tumoral skin diseases.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of cutaneous amyloidosis in histology samples from various types of
Only 6 cases with an association of disseminated superficial porokeratosis with dermal amyloid deposits are reported in the literature. We present the case of a 76-year-old woman who presented with a disseminated superficial porokeratosis. Histological examination revealed amyloid deposits in the
We report a 65-year-old Caucasian man who exhibited a disseminated superficial porokeratosis. Histological examination with haematoxylin and eosin stain revealed the presence of dermal deposits of an eosinophilic amorphous material that stained positively with crystal violet and showed bright yellow
The association of porokeratosis with dermal amyloid deposits is extremely rare, only three cases are reported in the literature. We describe a case of disseminated superficial porokeratosis (DSP) with clear histologic evidence of amyloid deposition in the upper dermis. The amyloid was typed with an
A case of non-actinic disseminated superficial porokeratosis with dermal amyloid deposits in a 53 year-old-man is reported. The lesions of the trunk and arms were typical, but annular lesions of the ankles were lichenoid. The amyloid deposits were present under the cornoid lamella in the typical
Two patients with disseminated superficial porokeratosis (DSP) with amyloid deposition are reported. The skin lesions were distributed over both sun-exposed areas and sun-protected areas. No exacerbation by sun exposure was noted. Abundant amyloid substances were deposited at the papillary dermis,
In this report we briefly describe a 54-year-old woman who was referred to our institution for evaluation and management of newly diagnosed congestive heart failure associated with a skin rash. Detailed investigations revealed the presence of restrictive cardiomyopathy due to isolated primary
BACKGROUND
Under normal practice, the full thickness of the epidermis is peeled off when treating pigmented lesions with a frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser. Based on this observation, it is postulated that this laser may be effective for treating lichen amyloidosis (LA) and disseminated superficial
Disseminated superficial porokeratosis (DSP) is a rare cause of secondary cutaneous amyloidosis. An 83-year-old male patient showed an increase in both size and number of DSP lesions after contracting pulmonary tuberculosis. The DSP lesions of the patient consisted of numerous annular eruptions on