Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis

Paracolloid of the Skin

“…In our patient, the possibility of amyloidosis eutis can be considered not with regard to the easily recognized, primitive, isolated amyloidosis cutis or to systemic amyloidosis -but rather with reference to numerous observations published under varying titles such as nodular amyloidosis cutis (Potter & Johnson 1971) disseminated amyloidosis cutis (Matras 1932, Seigel, 1956) amyloidosis cutis as a tumor (Holtzman & Skeer 1953, Ingram 1963, Dugois et al 1965, Civatte et al 1969) atrophying nodular amyloidosis cutis (Gabriel & Lindemayr 1957) amyloidosis of the glans penis (Degos et al 1961, Weitzner et al 1970. Some of these observations seem sufficiently similar to our own to tempt us to establish a link, or even an identification with them; in particular those of Matras (1932), Holtzman & Skeer (1953, Siegel (1956), Wooldridge & Frerichs (1960), Ruszczak (1961), Civatte et al (1969), Brownstein & Helwig (1970), Potter & Johnson (1971).…”

Myelomatosis following Lichen Amyloidosis

“…The original diagnosis of lichen amyloidosis was made clinically and the histological appearances of the original biopsy are unequivocal. Amyloid deposits may occur in senile warts, keratoacanthomata, keratomata and epitheliomata (Freudenthal 1930), and in senile skin (Sannicandro 1933, Siegel 1956). Our patient was 49 years old at the onset of the disease and had none of these conditions.…”