Blood, 1971, Vol. 37, No. 5, pp. 530-533.
© 1971 American Society of Hematology, Inc.
Skin and Mucosal Hemorrhage of Prolonged Duration in
Systemic Amyloidosis
JACOB AMIR 1,
ELENA KESSLER 1, and
ANDRÉ DE VRIES 1
1 Tel Aviv University Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
A patient with primary systemic amyloidosis is described in whom skin and
mucosal hemorrhages constituted the
sole clinical manifestation for a period
of 3 yr. The cause of the hemorrhagic
disorder was widespread vascular deposition of amyloid. Characteristic features
of amyloid purpura are emphasized.
Submitted on September 18, 1970
Revised on December 19, 1970
Accepted on January 3, 1971
