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Brownish macules on the right temple.

Cong LiuLi-Juan DingCheng Tan
Published in: Journal of cosmetic dermatology (2019)
A 28-year-old male presented with multiple pigmented macules on his right temple over two years. Physical examination showed multiple, discrete, brownish macules on his right temple. These lesions coalesced into reticular shape. Histology of the lesion demonstrated a deposit of eosinophilic acellular material in the dermal papillae. These features were consistent with macular amyloidosis (MA). Macular amyloidosis typically presented over the legs, the arms, and the upper back. We present this patient of MA involving the temple areas, which, to the best of our knowledge, has not previously been reported to occur in this region.
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