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Theranostics of Respiratory
& Skin Diseases
Case Report
Clinical and Dermoscopic Features of Lichen Amyloidosis :
A Case Report
El Anzi Ouiam*, Maouni Safae, Sqalli Asmae and Hassam Badredine
Department of Dermatology-Venereology, Morocco
*Corresponding author: El Anzi Ouiam, Department of Dermatology-Venereology, Morocco
Received: December 08, 2018 Published: December 17, 2018
Abstract
Lichen amyloidosis (LA) is the most common form of primary cutaneous amyloidosis. It’s a very pruritic hyperkeratotic and
coalescent papules usually localized on the anterior tibiae. The diagnostic is clinical, dermoscopy reveals two major dermoscopic
patterns characteristic of LA, namely, ‘central hub’ and ‘scar-like’.
Keywords: Lichen amyloidosis; Dermoscopy; Pruritus; Papules
Introduction
Papular amyloidosis, formerly called lichen amyloidosis (LA)
is the most common form of primary cutaneous amyloidosis,
histologically characterized by accumulation amyloid deposits
in the dermis. It’s a very pruritic hyperkeratotic and coalescent
papules usually localized on the anterior tibiae. We reported the
case of a 70 year old man with 2 years history of a pruritic papular
eruption on the lower legs (Figure 1).
Figure 1: The clinical picture of a patient with lichen
amyloidosus on the lower limb.
Clinical case
Figure 2A: Dermoscopic examination showing scar-like
structureless area.
An 80 years old woman with antecedents of high blood
pressure and diabetes has consulted for pruriginous lesions of the
anterior surfaces of the legs and knees evolving since 2 years. The
clinical examination revealed multiple yellowish papules firm and
rough on palpation on the lower limbs. The diagnosis of LA has
been made and was confirmed by cutaneous biopsy with compact
orthohyperkeratosis, acanthosis and amorphous amyloid deposits
in the dermal papillae (Figure 2A). Dermoscopic examination
showed a whitish scar-like center with structureless morphology
surrounded by some brownish dots which is very specific to LA.
ISSN: 2644-1306
DOI: 10.32474/TRSD.2018.01.000109