Pinch purpura unmasking systemic amyloidosis

Int J Dermatol. 2019 Oct;58(10):e195-e196. doi: 10.1111/ijd.14552. Epub 2019 Jun 7.

Authors

Zoe Apalla¹, Theocharis-Nektarios Kirtsios¹, Eirini Katodritou², Aimilios Lallas³, Dimitrios Konstantinou⁴, Theodoros Karamitsos⁴

Affiliations

¹ State Dermatology Department, Hippokratio General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
² Haematology Department, Theagenio Cancer Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
³ First Dermatology Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
⁴ First Cardiology Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.

PMID: 31175659
DOI: 10.1111/ijd.14552

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Amyloidosis / complications
Amyloidosis / diagnosis*
Cardiomegaly / diagnosis*
Cardiomegaly / etiology
Electrocardiography
Face
Heart / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Purpura / etiology*