Localised cutaneous Amyloidosis Revealed by Immunohistochemistry: an Interesting Diagnostic Tool

Authors

  • Derqaoui Sabrine Department of Pathology, Mohamed V Military Instruction Hospital, Rabat, Morocco. Author
  • Essaoudi Mohamed Amine Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohamed V University, 10100, Rabat, Morocco Author
  • Elktaibi Abderrahim Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohamed V University, 10100, Rabat, Morocco Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47363/JPR/2022(4)144

Keywords:

Cutaneous Amyloidosis, Histopathology, Immunohistochemistry

Abstract

A 85-year-old woman had a lightly pruritic firm plaque on the forearm for 28 years. She had no major medical trouble and she didn’t receive any medical treatment before visiting dermatology’s department. Biopsy specimen from the lesion revealed an amorphous a cellular eosinophilic deposits (black star) in the papillary dermis (Figure 1 A and B). 

Author Biographies

  • Derqaoui Sabrine, Department of Pathology, Mohamed V Military Instruction Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.

    Derqaoui Sabrine, Department of Pathology, Mohamed V Military Instruction Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.

  • Essaoudi Mohamed Amine, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohamed V University, 10100, Rabat, Morocco

    Essaoudi Mohamed Amine, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohamed V University, 10100, Rabat, Morocco 

  • Elktaibi Abderrahim, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohamed V University, 10100, Rabat, Morocco

    Elktaibi Abderrahim, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohamed V University, 10100, Rabat, Morocco 

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Published

2022-03-25

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2022): Volume 4 Issue 2

Section

Articles