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Case Reports
. 2020 Dec 11;7(3):359-360.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2020.12.003. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Systemic amyloidosis: The skin as a clue of an unexpected diagnosis

María Guillermina Ferraresso  1 , María Luz Bollea-Garlatti  1 , Ana Clara Torre  1 , Mariela Comparatore  1 , Elsa Nucifora  2 , María Adela Aguirre  3 , Luis Daniel Mazzuoccolo  1
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Systemic amyloidosis: The skin as a clue of an unexpected diagnosis

María Guillermina Ferraresso et al. Int J Womens Dermatol. .

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  • Erratum regarding previously published articles.
    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Int J Womens Dermatol. 2021 Sep 28;7(5Part B):868. doi: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2021.09.012. eCollection 2021 Dec. Int J Womens Dermatol. 2021. PMID: 35028406 Free PMC article.
No abstract available

Keywords: AL amyloid; Skin involvement; Systemic amyloidosis.

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
(A) Well-demarcated, yellowish plaques with tendency to bleed with minimal trauma on the trunk. (B) Rounded, skin-colored, slightly painful nodules on the groin.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
(A) Eosinophilic, amorphous substance, arranged around superficial and deep vessels (hematoxylin and eosin; 40×). (B) Congo red imparting a green birefringence under polarized light (10×), and (C) Congo red imparting a green birefringence under polarized light (40×).
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