Systemic Amyloidosis Complicating Dermatoses

Martin H. Brownstein, Elson B. Helwig

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Abstract

Certain dermatoses may be complicated by systemic amyloidosis. The underlying disorders in eight of 100 patients with secondary systemic amyloidosis studied at autopsy were: hidradenitis suppurativa, stasis ulcers, psoriatic arthritis, basal cell carcinoma, dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, and lepromatous leprosy (three cases). When proteinuria or hepatomegaly is discovered in a patient with a potentially amyloidogenic dermatosis, the possibility that secondary systemic amyloidosis has developed should be considered.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-7
Number of pages7
JournalArchives of Dermatology
Volume102
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1970
Externally publishedYes

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