Nodular Amyloidosis Overlapping and Polymyositis in a Patient with Skin Manifestations Lupus Fax: Case Report

作     者：Eneas Van Der Maas do Bem Filho Laiza Maria dos Santos Couto Antonio Luiz da Costa Soares Jr Pedro Paulo Andrade Thiago Sande Miguel Sebastiao Celio Horta Coelho Filho Daniel Almeida da Costa Livia Cristina de Melo Pino Thayro Van Der Maas do Bem 

作者机构：The Medical School at the Center of Higher Education of ValencaValencaBrazil 

出 版 物：《Journal of Biosciences and Medicines》 (生物科学与医学（英文）)

年 卷 期：2017年第5卷第11期

页      面：33-40页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含：心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Nodular Amyloidosis Polymyositis 

摘      要：Amyloidosis is the result of fibrous and insoluble amyloid protein deposition in extracellular spaces of tissues and organs, including the skin. Through the analysis of medical records, clinical condition and laboratory tests, this article proposes a rare case report of an adult patient with symptoms and diagnosis of polymyositis, histopathology of nodular amyloidosis with skin lesions suggestive of lupus. The patient is still being followed at the dermatology clinic of Valença Medical School, in order to improve the prognosis and prevent the progression of existing symptoms.