A case of localized cutaneous amyloidosis which developed after a lichen planus-like skin reaction is reported. The amyloid consisted of amyloid fibrils enveloped by heparan sulphate granules. These amyloid fibrils reacted to anti-human keratin antibody, indicating an epidermal origin for the fibrils.
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