The Autoimmune Constellation in Lichen Amyloidosis.

Lichen amyloidosis = زازحلا يناوشنلا Lichen Amyloidosis and Macular Amyloidosis

Lichen amyloidosis = زازحلا يناوشنلا Lichen Amyloidosis and Macular Amyloidosis

Cutaneous lichen amyloidosis associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A.

We have previously described a kindred with hereditary medullary thyroid carcinoma and pheochromocytoma (multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A [MEN 2A]) with localized pruritic cutaneous manifestations present only in affected members. Although the initial skin biopsies reported did not show amyloidosis, subsequent skin biopsy results reported here have demonstrated amyloid which stained for ker...

RET mutation screening in familial cutaneous lichen amyloidosis and in skin amyloidosis associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia.

In several families, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A (MEN 2A) has been found in association with cutaneous lichen amyloidosis. It has been debated, however, whether the skin amyloidosis found in MEN 2A families, localized exclusively in the interscapular area, represents the same anomaly as that found in autosomal dominant familial cutaneous lichen amyloidosis, which is more generalized. W...

Successful treatment of therapy-resistant pruritus in lichen amyloidosis with menthol.

Journal Compilation © 2009 Acta Dermato-Venereologica. ISSN 0001-5555 Sir, Lichen amyloidosis, a variant of localized cutaneous amyloidosis, is characterized by discrete, intensely pruritic, hyperkeratotic brown-coloured papules and plaques (1). Genetic and viral factors, as well as chronic friction due to scratching, are possible causes (2–4). Therapeutic management of lichen amyloidosis compr...