Adult colloid milium is clinically distinguishable from its histopathologic mimic cutaneous amyloidosis

Dermatol Online J. 2021 Jul 15;27(7). doi: 10.5070/D327754362.

Abstract

Colloid milium, also known as colloid degeneration of the skin or dermal hyalinosis, is a cutaneous deposition disease that presents as three subtypes: juvenile, nodular, and adult. Adult colloid milium is characterized by amyloid-like depositions in the dermis, mimicking cutaneous amyloidosis histologically. A 70-year-old man presented with lesions on the sun-exposed skin of the face, dorsal hands, and dorsal forearms resembling adult colloid milium. A punch biopsy was performed on the left zygoma and histopathological features were consistent with this diagnosis, though cutaneous amyloidosis was considered. A case of adult colloid milium is presented to emphasize the clinical and histopathologic differentiation from cutaneous amyloidosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Amyloidosis, Familial / pathology*
  • Biopsy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Facial Dermatoses / pathology
  • Hand Dermatoses / pathology
  • Humans
  • Keratosis / pathology*
  • Male
  • Skin / pathology
  • Skin Diseases, Genetic / pathology*

Supplementary concepts

  • Amyloidosis, Primary Cutaneous
  • Milia, Multiple Eruptive