title: A case of nodular cutaneous amyloidosis and review of the literature.
abstract: Nodular cutaneous amyloidosis (NCA) is the rarest form of primary cutaneous amyloidosis. The amyloid fibrils of NCA are not unique to NCA but are also the prevailing amyloid component in primary systemic amyloidosis (PSA) and myeloma-associated systemic amyloidosis. Age of presentation in NCA has ranged from 20 to 87 years without a clear gender predilection. Progression from NCA to primary systemic amyloidosis has been reported, with an estimated lifetime risk of approximately 7 percent, prompting the need for appropriate follow up to evaluate for the presence of systemic amyloidosis. We report a case of nodular cutaneous amyloidosis in an otherwise healthy 62-year-old woman and we review the literature.
authors.affiliation: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Jonathan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Konopinski
authors.forename: Sarah J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Seyfer
authors.forename: Kerri L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Robbins
authors.forename: Sylvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hsu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000682:Amyloid / Q000032:analysis; D028226:Amyloidosis, Familial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001706:Biopsy; D003224:Congo Red; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007146:Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains / Q000032:analysis; D008875:Middle Aged; D012873:Skin Diseases, Genetic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000682:Amyloid; D007146:Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains; D003224:Congo Red