A case of systemic amyloidosis showing papular/nodular lesions due to Waldenström's macroglobulinemia

Yumeno Toma; Yoshimasa Nobeyama; Hiroyuki Matsuzaki; Ken-Ichi Yasuda; Akihiko Asahina

doi:10.1002/ccr3.7346

A case of systemic amyloidosis showing papular/nodular lesions due to Waldenström's macroglobulinemia

Clin Case Rep. 2023 May 15;11(5):e7346. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.7346. eCollection 2023 May.

Authors

Yumeno Toma¹, Yoshimasa Nobeyama¹, Hiroyuki Matsuzaki¹, Ken-Ichi Yasuda¹, Akihiko Asahina¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology The Jikei University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.

Abstract

This case report provides evidence that Waldenström's macroglobulinemia may cause cutaneous manifestations represented as papules/nodules through the development of light chain amyloidosis. Here, we report a case of a 67-year-old man.

Keywords: Waldenström's macroglobulinemia; amyloidosis; cutaneous manifestation; lymphoplasma cell; non‐Hodgkin lymphoma.

Publication types

Case Reports