Liquen amiloideo: diagnóstico diferencial de pápulas agminadas en piernas / Lichen amyloid as differential diagnosis of grouped papules in the legs
Rev. argent. dermatol
; 98(3): 0-0, set. 2017. ilus
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in Spanish
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RESUMEN
El liquen amiloideo es un tipo de amiloidosis cutánea primaria localizada, de etiología desconocida. Generalmente afecta a adultos, siendo más frecuente en ciertos grupos étnicos. Clínicamente se manifiesta por pápulas pruriginosas, frecuentemente localizadas en miembros inferiores. Presentamos el caso de una mujer de 50 años, con un historial de dos años caracterizado por pápulas agminadas en piernas, que tras la realización de una biopsia se diagnosticó liquen amiloideo.
ABSTRACT
Amyloid lichen is a type of localized primary cutaneous amyloidosis of unknown etiology. It usually affects adults being more frequent in certain ethnic groups. Clinically it is manifested by pruritic papules frequently located in lower limbs. We present the case of a 50-year-old woman, with a two-year history characterized by papules agminated in the legs that diagnosed amyloid lichen after biopsy.
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Spanish
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Rev. argent. dermatol
Journal subject:
Dermatology
Year:
2017
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Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad de Santiago de Chile/CL