lichen amyloidosis

lichen amyloidosis
the most common form of amyloidosis affecting the skin, characterized by symmetrical distribution on the shins and thighs, and occasionally elsewhere, of translucent, yellow to brown, discrete, pruritic papules. Called also papular a. and lichen amyloidosus.

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