Amyloidosis Cutis Dyschromica in a 16-Year-Old Filipino Girl: A Case Report

Dermatopathology (Basel). 2022 Dec 29;10(1):20-24. doi: 10.3390/dermatopathology10010002.

Abstract

Amyloidosis cutis dyschromica is a rare variant of primary cutaneous amyloidosis characterized by hyper- and hypopigmented macules. In this paper, we reported a case of a 16-year-old Filipino girl with hyper- and hypopigmented to depigmented macules on the upper and lower extremities, which started when she was 9 years of age.

Keywords: Congo red; amyloidosis; amyloidosis cutis dyschromica; hyper-pigmentation; hypopigmentation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

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