Acquired cutis laxa of face with multiple myeloma
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Primary systemic amyloidosis, acquired cutis laxa and cutaneous mucinosis in a patient with multiple myeloma*
A 57-year-old woman presented with periorbital ecchymoses, laxity in skin folds, polyneuropathy and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. A skin biopsy of the axillary lesion demonstrated fragmentation of elastic fibers, but with a negative von Kossa stain, consistent with cutis laxa. The diagnosis of primary systemic amyloidosis was made by the presence of amyloid material in the eyelid using hist...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0378-6323
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.140310