Protopsaltis John, Katsantonis John C, Kokkoris Stelios, Agapitos Emmanuel, Lavranos Giagkos, Korantzopoulos Panagiotis, Giannoulis Gregory
Int J Cardiol. 2008 May 23;126(2):e22-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.12.081. Epub 2007 Mar 29.
In this report we briefly describe a 54-year-old woman who was referred to our institution for evaluation and management of newly diagnosed congestive heart failure associated with a skin rash. Detailed investigations revealed the presence of restrictive cardiomyopathy due to isolated primary cardiac amyloidosis as well as the presence of a skin disease named 'porokeratosis of Mibellli'. Interestingly, porokeratotic lesions rarely have been associated with localized cutaneous amyloidosis. Presumably, porokeratosis induces secondary dermal amyloid deposition by a yet unknown mechanism. This is the first case of primary amyloidosis associated with porokeratosis reported in the literature.