Macular amyloidosis presented as poikiloderma: a case report.

نویسندگان

  • H. Y. Kang
  • W. H. Kang
چکیده

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 case could be easily confused with other true poikiloderma lesions.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of Korean Medical Science

دوره 15  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2000