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Amyloid
The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders
Volume 15, 2008 - Issue 3
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Letter to the Editor

Bullous lesions of the vulvar region revealing both AL amyloidosis and vulvar carcinoma

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Pages 210-212 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

We report a patient with a bullous disorder which revealed both AL amyloidosis and a vulvar squamous cell carcinoma. Bullous amyloidosis is the rarest clinical manifestation of the amyloidoses, and is usually accompanied by systemic amyloid deposition with multiorgan involvement. This case illustrates that a localized disorder can trigger the diagnosis of a systemic disease.

Abbreviations
SCC=

squamous cell carcinoma;

AL amyloidosis=

light chain amyloidosis

Abbreviations
SCC=

squamous cell carcinoma;

AL amyloidosis=

light chain amyloidosis

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