Ann Dermatol.  1992 Jul;4(2):113-116. 10.5021/ad.1992.4.2.113.

A Case of Nodular Amyloidosis

Abstract

A 65-year-old female patient visited our clinic complaining of multiple skin lesions since one year ago. There were yellowish to brownish colored, bean to walnut-sized nodules on both lower extremities. Dylon stain with polarizing microscopy, immunohistochemical stain to amyloid P and immunoglobuhn-kappa chain showed positive reactivities but keratin stain was negative. According to histopathologic and immunohistochemical findings, she was diagnosed as nodular amyloidosis.

Keyword

Nodular amyloidosis

MeSH Terms

Aged
Amyloid
Amyloidosis*
Female
Humans
Lower Extremity
Microscopy
Skin
Amyloid
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