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Localized axillary milia en plaque: a rare cutaneous case presentation of systemic amyloidosis
Author(s) -
Dickison P.,
Howard V.,
Wylie B.,
Smith S. D.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/ced.12914
Subject(s) - medicine , milia , dyscrasia , dermatology , multiple myeloma , primary systemic amyloidosis , amyloidosis , mucocutaneous zone , pathology , presentation (obstetrics) , systemic disease , plasma cell , immunopathology , surgery , immunology , disease
Summary Systemic AL amyloidosis is known to be associated with plasma cell dyscrasias, including multiple myeloma. The cutaneous manifestations of systemic AL amyloidosis are varied, but typically include waxy plaques or subcutaneous nodules. We report a woman who presented with bilateral eruptions of hyperpigmented plaques in her axillae, which were diagnosed as milia en plaque. She had a history of multiple myeloma, for which she was under the care of a haematologist. This is the first documented case, to our knowledge, of an eruption in the axillae being milia en plaque.