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Secondary amyloidosis affecting the skin in arthropathic psoriasis
Author(s) -
SHARMA S. C.,
MORTIMER G.,
KENNEDY S.,
THOMSON J.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1983.tb00064.x
Subject(s) - psoriasis , amyloidosis , gastrointestinal tract , medicine , dermatology , pathology , amyloid (mycology)
SUMMARY A case of secondary systemic amyloidosis associated with arthropathic psoriasis is reported. Amyloid A protein was demonstrated in the kidneys, gastrointestinal tract and liver, and also in psoriatic and clinically uninvolved skin.