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Lichen Amyloid

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intensely pruritic
extensor surfaces of extremities (shins)
amyloid derived from epidermis (essentially a variant of LSC)
deposits high in papillary dermis
ddx:  LSC,  woody lymphedema, pretibial myxedema
treatment pearl - cover with duoderm (x months)

 

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