Macular amyloidosis presented as poikiloderma: a Journal Article

Macular amyloidosis presented as poikiloderma: a case report.

We report a 51-year-old Vietnam War veteran with an unusual variant of macular amyloidosis presenting as poikilodermatous skin lesions. The extensive mottled brown pigmentation was checkered with small hypopigmented or normal skin-colored spots and intermingled with telangiectasia. Skin biopsy revealed subepidermal amyloid deposits. There was no evidence of extracutaneous involvements. This cas...

Macular amyloidosis: a case report.

Macular amyloidosis is a major cause of skin pigmentation and a rare form of localized primary cutaneous amyloidosis in western countries, with a higher prevalence in Asia and South America. The etiopathogenesis of macular amyloidosis has not yet been fully clarified; a number of risk factors are involved, among them chronic friction in particular. A 54-year-old patient with macular amyloidosis...

Lichen amyloidosis = زازحلا يناوشنلا Lichen Amyloidosis and Macular Amyloidosis

Lichen amyloidosis = زازحلا يناوشنلا Lichen Amyloidosis and Macular Amyloidosis

Journal Article

Four lines of evidence support a central role for H. pylori and PUD: (1) the natural history of H. pylori infection, (2) epidemiologic data, (3) outcomes after cure of H. pylori infection in patients with PUD, and (4) the frequent development of gastric ulcers in H. pylori-infected Mongolian gerbils. With so much circumstantial evidence and with Koch's postulates arguably fulfilled for a direct...