There are three major subtypes of amyloidosis: primary amyloidosis, secondary amyloidosis, and hereditary amyloidosis (Khan & Falk, 2001; Nakata & Shimamoto, 2003; Smith, 2003). Primary ...

The clinical pattern of amyloid involvement with the skin occurs in about half of all cases of both primary and secondary amyloidosis and in all cases where there is inflammation of the peripheral ...