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KMID : 0363219700080010037
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Korean Journal of Dermatology
1970 Volume.8 No. 1 p.37 ~ p.40
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Two Cases of Lichen Amyloidosis
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Abstract
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Primary localized amyloidosis has been called Lichen Amyloidosis. It is a very rare cutaneous disorder in Korea.
Case 1 : A 55 year old man had a large number of lichenoid firm eruption of 16 years duration on the lower legs. He complained of severe itching. Histologic examination showed amyloid masses in the papillary bodies in special staining.
Case 2 : A man aged 44, had a pruritic vern cous eruption on the lower legs. The lesions extended with severe itching to entire tibial aspect. Histologically, amyloid masses in the upper dermis showed metachromasia with methyl violet and crystal violet, and PAS staining was positive. Two.cases of Lichen Amyloidosis are reported with clinical and histological characteristics.
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