title: THE AUTOIMMUNE CONSTELLATION IN LICHEN AMYLOIDOSIS.
abstract: Localized cutaneous amyloidosis is a rare disease among white people, being more common in South-Asia, China and South America. The disease is characterized by deposition of amyloid material in the papillary dermis without visceral involvement. Nevertheless, there is a growing list of immune-mediated disorders that have been linked to cutaneous amyloidosis. We present two cases of concomitant occurrence of lichen amyloidosis and autoimmune thyroiditis/atopic dermatitis in two Caucasian women.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Andrese
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vâţă
authors.forename: Delia
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ciobanu
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stătescu
authors.forename: Laura Gheucă
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Solovăstru
mesh_terms: D028226:Amyloidosis, Familial / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D001132:Arm / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012873:Skin Diseases, Genetic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D013909:Thorax / Q000473:pathology; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications*