Amyloid Associated Alopecia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

    March 2025 in “ Dermatology Online Journal ”
    Patricia Principe, Lulu Wong, Janiene Luke
    TLDR Amyloid proteins can cause rare hair loss by depositing in the scalp.
    This document presents a case report of amyloid associated alopecia, a rare manifestation of primary systemic amyloidosis where amyloid proteins deposit in the scalp, leading to hair loss. The condition was confirmed through histologic analysis, emphasizing the unusual occurrence of alopecia in the context of systemic amyloidosis. The report aims to bring attention to this uncommon scalp involvement, which is not frequently documented in medical literature.
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