CUTANEOUS MACULAR AMYLOIDOSIS ASSOCIATED WITH MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA 2A

Authors
DEARGILA D ORTIZROMERO PL ORTIZFRUTOS J RODRIGUEZPERALTO JL IGLESIAS L
Citation
D. Deargila et al., CUTANEOUS MACULAR AMYLOIDOSIS ASSOCIATED WITH MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA 2A, Clinical and experimental dermatology, 21(4), 1996, pp. 313-314
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
Clinical and experimental dermatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03076938
Volume
21
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
313 - 314
Database
ISI
SICI code
0307-6938(1996)21:4<313:CMAAWM>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Cutaneous amyloidosis and multiple endocrine neoplasia 2A (MEN 2A) hav e been previously reported in several families. A genetic linkage of b oth disorders has recently been described. Notalgia paraesthetica has been suggested to be involved in the aetiology of amyloidosis in such patients. We report such an association in a 48-year-old woman with se veral relatives suffering from MEN 2A. Treatment with topical capsaici n, which has been shown to be effective in notalgia paraesthetica, was not useful in our patient.