title: Hypopigmented macular amyloidosis with or without hyperpigmentation.
abstract: Primary cutaneous amyloidosis (PCA) is a chronic pruritic skin disorder with characteristic amyloid deposits in the papillary dermis. We report three cases of PCA, which shared common features of hypopigmentation as a predominant feature with or without reticular hyperpigmentation, no itching, adult onset and dermal papillary amyloid deposition. These cases did not conform to the usual features of PCA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, National Skin Centre, Singapore. sheunling@yahoo.com
authors.forename: M S L
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017495:Hyperpigmentation / Q000473:pathology*; D017496:Hypopigmentation / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology