Hyperpigmentation with droplets of melanocytes into the dermis in primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis

The Journal of DermatologyEarly View LETTER TO THE EDITOR Hyperpigmentation with droplets of melanocytes into the dermis in primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis Maki Nakajima, Maki Nakajima Department of Dermatology, Kindai University Nara Hospital, Ikoma, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorKeiko Watanabe, Keiko Watanabe Department of Dermatology, Kindai University Nara Hospital, Ikoma, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorYushiro Ohara, Yushiro Ohara Department of Dermatology, Kindai University Nara Hospital, Ikoma, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorMai Otsuki, Mai Otsuki Department of Dermatology, Kindai University Nara Hospital, Ikoma, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorTomoko Wakasa, Tomoko Wakasa Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kindai University Nara Hospital, Ikoma, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorDaisuke Tsuruta, Daisuke Tsuruta Department of Dermatology, Osaka Metropolitan University School of Medicine, Osaka, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorNaoki Oiso, Corresponding Author Naoki Oiso [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0001-5593-6496 Department of Dermatology, Kindai University Nara Hospital, Ikoma, Japan Correspondence Naoki Oiso, Department of Dermatology, Kindai University Nara Hospital, 1248-1 Otoda, Ikoma, Nara 630-0293, Japan. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Maki Nakajima, Maki Nakajima Department of Dermatology, Kindai University Nara Hospital, Ikoma, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorKeiko Watanabe, Keiko Watanabe Department of Dermatology, Kindai University Nara Hospital, Ikoma, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorYushiro Ohara, Yushiro Ohara Department of Dermatology, Kindai University Nara Hospital, Ikoma, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorMai Otsuki, Mai Otsuki Department of Dermatology, Kindai University Nara Hospital, Ikoma, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorTomoko Wakasa, Tomoko Wakasa Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kindai University Nara Hospital, Ikoma, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorDaisuke Tsuruta, Daisuke Tsuruta Department of Dermatology, Osaka Metropolitan University School of Medicine, Osaka, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorNaoki Oiso, Corresponding Author Naoki Oiso [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0001-5593-6496 Department of Dermatology, Kindai University Nara Hospital, Ikoma, Japan Correspondence Naoki Oiso, Department of Dermatology, Kindai University Nara Hospital, 1248-1 Otoda, Ikoma, Nara 630-0293, Japan. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 03 October 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/1346-8138.16986Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. REFERENCES 1Zhang Y, Le Y, Guo J, Wu F, Li Q, Lu P. Barrier function and ultrastructure characteristics of epidermis in patients with primary cutaneous amyloidosis. J Dermatol. 2023; 50: 999–1007. 2Oiso N, Yoshida M, Kawara S, Kawada A. Amelanotic vulvar melanoma with intratumor histological heterogeneity. J Dermatol. 2010; 37: 537–541. 3Hamaguchi M, Ohara Y, Nakajima M, Wakasa T, Oiso N. Nevus anemicus with immature melanogenesis and droplets of melanocytes in a patient with nevus anemicus, nevus flammeus, and mixed vascular nevus. J Dermatol. 2023; 50: e280–e281. 4Boukhedouni N, Martins C, Darrigade AS, Drullion C, Rambert J, Barrault C, et al. Type-1 cytokines regulate MMP-9 production and E-cadherin disruption to promote melanocyte loss in vitiligo. JCI Insight. 2020; 5:e133772. 5Wang RF, Ko D, Friedman BJ, Lim HW, Mohammad TF. Disorders of hyperpigmentation. Part I. Pathogenesis and clinical features of common pigmentary disorders. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023; 88: 271–288. Early ViewOnline Version of Record before inclusion in an issue ReferencesRelatedInformation