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  • Title: Subcutaneous nodules on the buttocks as a manifestation of dialysis-related amyloidosis: a clinicopathological entity?
    Author: Shimizu S, Yasui C, Yasukawa K, Nakamura H, Shimizu H, Tsuchiya K.
    Journal: Br J Dermatol; 2003 Aug; 149(2):400-4. PubMed ID: 12932251.
    Abstract:
    While beta 2-microglobulin amyloidosis occurring in patients undergoing long-term dialysis is frequently associated with joint involvement, skin lesions have rarely been encountered. We report a 57-year-old man with extensive subcutaneous amyloid deposition forming large nodules on the buttocks; the patient had been on maintenance dialysis for 28 years. Although this condition is rare, a review of the literature indicates that the majority of such lesions occur around the buttock region.
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