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Case Reports
. 2009 May;21(2):174-7.
doi: 10.5021/ad.2009.21.2.174. Epub 2009 May 31.

A case of membranous lipodystrophy observed in lichen amyloidosis

Yoonhee Lee  1 , Seok Yong Ahn, Jae Hong Ji, Seung Phil Hong, Hana Bak, Sang Hoon Lee, Sung Ku Ahn
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Case Reports

A case of membranous lipodystrophy observed in lichen amyloidosis

Yoonhee Lee et al. Ann Dermatol. 2009 May.

Abstract

Membranous lipodystrophy is characterized by the presence of microcysts lined by amorphous, eosinophilic material with an arabesque appearance. We experienced a case of a 72-year-old man who had dark brownish, pruritic papules on the arms, legs, and back. Histopathologic examination of a biopsied lesion showed homogeneous, eosinophilic material in the papillary dermis, as well as membranous lipodystrophy. We report a case of membranous lipodystrophy observed in lichen amyloidosis.

Keywords: Lichen amyloidosis; Membranous lipodystrophy.

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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Multiple pruritic, dark brownish, hyperkeratotic papules on the arms (A), legs (B), and back (C).
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Fig. 2
(A) Histopathology showing hyperkeratosis and irregular acanthosis of the epidermis (H&E, ×40) and (B) homogenous eosinophilic material in the papillary dermis (H&E, ×200). (C) Dilated and thickened blood vessels are surrounded by inflammatory cells (H&E, ×200), and (D) the lipomembranes have feathery projections into the fat lobules (H&E, ×400).
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