Primary Localized Cutaneous Nodular Amyloidosis Presenting as Milia: An Unusual Clinical Manifestation

• Main Authors: Wang Y (Author), Zhou H (Author), Wang J (Author), Wang P (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Dove Medical Press, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 1178-7015
• Keywords: primary localized cutaneous nodular amyloidosis; milia; local trauma; plaque; Dermatology; RL1-803
• Source: Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, Vol Volume 15, Pp 1639-1642 (2022)

Yanqing Wang,1 Hongyu Zhou,1 Jiaqi Wang,1 Ping Wang2 1Department of Dermatology, Hangzhou Third People's Hospital, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310009, People's Republic of China; 2Department of Dermatology, Hangzhou Third People's Hospital, Affiliated Hangzhou Dermatology Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, People's Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Ping Wang, Department of Dermatology, Hangzhou Third People's Hospital; Affiliated Hangzhou Dermatology Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Westlake Ave 38, Hangzhou, 310009, People's Republic of China, Tel [phone], Email [e-mail]: Primary localized cutaneous nodular amyloidosis (PLCNA) is rare and clinically noncharacteristic, presenting mostly as plaque-like lesions. We report a case of a progressively larger erythematous plaque following a contusion of the skin on the right zygomatic area, which was strangely covered with recurrent scattered 2 mm whiteish blisters to the extent that it was misdiagnosed as a herpesvirus infection several times over a decade. Pathology and special staining diagnosed nodular amyloidosis with milia.Keywords: primary localized cutaneous nodular amyloidosis, milia, local trauma, plaque