Cutaneous Nodular Amyloidosis: An Unusual Penis Localization: Case Report

Abstract

A AB BS ST TR RA AC CT T A 42-year-old man applied to our clinic with a complaint of nodular lesions on penile skin for 5 years. He had chronic renal insufficiency and he had been a hepatitis C carrier. Dermatological examination revealed many skin colored nodular lesions both on dorsal and ventral side of corpus penis. The histopathological examination of the nodular skin lesions revealed amyloidosis. Detailed investigations for systemic involvement were found to be negative. To our knowledge, it is the first reported case of localized cutaneous amyloidosis of of penis skin, reported in Turkish literature.