Treatment of a rare case of nodular cutaneous amyloidosis in the nose: a case report

Abstract

Although primary cutaneous amyloidosis (PCA) is prevalent worldwide, it is underdiagnosed. Among the subtypes, nodular amyloidosis (NA) is the rarest. There is no consensus in the literature; treatment is challenging, and no therapy has been proven effective. The authors report the case of a patient with a nodule in the nose, whose anatomopathological examination was compatible with amyloidosis, with no evidence of systemic disease. It was then classified as nodular PCA. The lesion was excised satisfactorily. It was concluded that surgical removal is an effective therapy for the treatment of NA.

Keywords

• amyloidosis
• amyloid
• congo red