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Rare Disease

lichen amyloidosis

MONDO:0018856

Also known as:amyloid lichenlichen amyloidosus

Overview

Lichen amyloidosis is a rare chronic form of cutaneous amyloidosis, a skin disease characterized by the accumulation of amyloid deposits in the dermis, clinically characterized by the development of pruritic, often pigmented, hyperkeratotic papules on trunk and extremities, especially on the shins, and histologically by the deposition of amyloid or amyloid-like proteins in the papillary dermis.

Clinical Presentation

Features include very common findings: Pruritus and Papule.

Organ System	Phenotype Count	Example Features
Skin	2	Pruritus, Papule

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Prognosis

Phenotype severity distribution: 2 very common features.

Research Landscape

Sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and PubMed. Publication types are classified using NLM-curated article metadata; research type breakdowns reflect the nature of published work for this disease.

No clinical trials have been registered for lichen amyloidosis.

35 publications have been identified in PubMed for lichen amyloidosis. Research spans Case Report / Case Series (49%), Review / Meta-Analysis (14%), and Other (11%).

Research Type	Count	% of Total
Patient case studies	17	49%

Data assembled from 4 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 20, 2026, 3:01 PM UTC

MONDOHPOClinicalTrials.govFDAPubMedHGNCClinVarClinGenGeneReviewsOrphanetOMIMRUSP

Medical References

External Resources

Orphanet

European rare disease database

Orphanet:49804

GARD

Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center

GARD:18839

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lichen amyloidosis

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