title: Lichen amyloidosis, ankylosing spondylitis and autoimmune thyroiditis: coincidence or association?
abstract: Primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis (PLCA) is characterized by the deposition of amyloid in a previously apparently normal skin with the absence of other systemic or cutaneous disorder. Although ankylosing spondylitis may be associated with secondary systemic amyloidosis, no reports have been found showing the association of this disease with PLCA. In addition, the association of PLCA with autoimmune thyroiditis has not been previously reported. We report a concomitant occurrence of lichen amyloidosis, ankylosing spondylitis and autoimmune thyroiditis in a caucasian woman.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Dermatology, The School of Medicine, The University of Kocaeli, Izmit, Turkey.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Apaydin
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bilen
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bayramgürler
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Harova
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cetinarslan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications*; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications*