Clinicopathological study of primary cutaneous amyloidosis in a tertiary care center of Eastern India reveals insignificant association with friction, scrubbing, and photo-exposure: How valid is the “keratinocyte hypothesis”?

Clinicopathological study of primary cutaneous amyloidosis in a tertiary care center of Eastern India reveals insignificant association with friction, scrubbing, and photo-exposure: How valid is the “keratinocyte hypothesis”?

Introduction: Primary cutaneous amyloidosis (PCA) can be classified into four principal categories: macular amyloidosis, lichen amyloidosis, biphasic, and nodular amyloidosis. Some unusual variants such as widespread diffuse hyperpigmentation without papules, poikiloderma like involvement, lesions f...

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Main Authors: Projna Biswas, Dayamay Pal, Abhishek De, Gobinda Chatterjee, Arghyaprasun Ghosh, Sudip Das, Pijush Kanti Das, Aarti Sarda, Sumit Sen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatology
Subjects:
Friction and scrubbing
keratinocyte hypothesis
lichen amyloidosis
macular amyloidosis
primary cutaneous amyloidosis
Online Access:http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2019;volume=64;issue=1;spage=28;epage=33;aulast=Biswas

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