title: Nodular amyloidosis in a patient with liver cirrhosis.
abstract: A 43-year-old Japanese man with alcoholic liver cirrhosis developed a nodule on the face 1 year prior to presentation. Histopathological examination showed amyloid deposition in the entire dermis, with numerous plasma cells. Nodular primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis is a rare form of amyloidosis, which needs long-term follow-up because of the possibility of the development of systemic amyloidosis. Also, this type of cutaneous amyloidosis may have other complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: Makiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Maaya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamanaka
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsunaga
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002680:Chin; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male