Epidermolysis bullosa of the Weber-Cockayne type with macular amyloidosis1
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 1985 July;52(3):425-428 | 10.3949/ccjm.52.3.425
July 1, 1985|Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
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Kenneth J. Tomecki, M.D.
Gary R. Kantor, M.D. Department of Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106
James M. Kasick, M.D. Department of Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106
Wilma F. Bergfeld, M.D. Department of Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106
James T. McMahon, Ph.D. Department of Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106
John A. Krebs, M.D. Department of Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106
Abstract
Various forms of epidermolysis bullosa have been rarely associated with amyloidosis. A case is presented of a child with epidermolysis bullosa of the Weber-Cockayne type and macular amyloidosis. A possible mechanism for both diseases may involve basal cell lysosomal activation.
