Figure 58.1
Semi‐thin tissue section showing amyloid deposition in the papillary dermis. Extensive amyloid deposits are visible as light‐blue precipitates within ...
Figure 58.5
Lichenoid primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis on the ankle of a male patient. (From Schreml et al . 2010 [ ]. Reproduced with permission of John...
Figure 58.9
Primary systemic amyloidosis with cutaneous involvement showing prominent periorbital bleeding following coughing. (Courtesy of St John's Institute o...
Figure 58.13
Haemorrhagic bulla in primary systemic amyloidosis. (Courtesy of St John's Institute of Dermatology, London, UK.)
Figure 58.2
Nodular or tumefactive cutaneous amyloidosis. Amorphous masses of eosinophilic amyloid are present in the entire dermis.
Figure 58.6
Macular primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis. (a) Macular cutaneous amyloidosis on the chest. (From Schreml et al. 2010 [ ]. Reproduced with permi...
Figure 58.10
Plasmacytoma‐associated systemic amyloidosis with cutaneous involvement: (a) in the submammary region and (b) in the inguinal region.
Figure 58.14
Nail dystrophy in a patient with primary systemic amyloidosis. (Courtesy of St John's Institute of Dermatology, London, UK.)
Figure 58.3
Thioflavin staining of primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis viewed under fluorescence microscopy to show the bright yellow to green staining of aml...
Figure 58.7
Nodular (tumefactive) primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis: (a) on the side of the nose (courtesy of St John's Institute of Dermatology, London, U...
Figure 58.11
Systemic amyloidosis with mucocutaneous involvement showing nodular amyloid infiltrates in the lower lip.
Figure 58.15
Treatment options for primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis (PLCA). DMSO, dimethyl sulfoxide; PUVA, psoralen and long‐wave UVA radiation; UV, ultrav...
Figure 58.4
Electron microscopy of amyloid. (a) Fibrillary extracellular amyloid deposition next to collagen fibres. Bar 500 nm. (b) Amyloid fibrils (thickness 7....
Figure 58.8
Familial primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis showing lichenification and tiny dome‐shaped papules on the ventral ankle. (From Schreml et al . 201...
Figure 58.12
Macroglossia in a patient with primary systemic amyloidosis. (Courtesy of St John's Institute of Dermatology, London, UK.)
