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REPORT OF ONE HUNDRED CASES OF MACULAR AMYLOIDOSIS

Macular Amyloidosis is relatively common cutaneous disease in Asia and middle east. This study was performed to determine the disease sex and age distribution, besides evaluation of its frequency among the authors dermatology clinic patients. The probable role of some risk factors were also evaluated. For this purpose all patients of the authorʹs dermatology clinic with gray to brown or brown reticular lesions located on interscapular and/or upper arm regions without previous history of other cutaneous conditions at that site, were considered as macular amyloidosis cases. During 35 manths (march 21, 1997 to February 2 l . 2000) one hundred macular amyloidosis cases were found(0.55% of dermatology clinic eases) and 93% of cases were female. Ellis sex distribution is dramatically different from other studies. The age of patients ranged from 16 to 76 years and the mean age of involvement (mean SE) was 36.25+3.4]. years. I here was a significant difference between the mean age of females and males (difference of two means was 10.26 years and P= 0.027). Eigthy one percent of patients were 21 to 50 years, compatible with other series. There was no evidence of probate causative role for 1.1VB, back scratcher use, or known accompanying diseases.