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Primary cutaneous lichen amyloidosis of the external auditory canal, possibly due to scratching with a metal nail head for severe pruritus

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Yamato Takada Municipal Hospital, 1-1 Isonokitamachi, Yamato Takada, Nara, 635-0094, Japan

    Kio Park

  2. Department of Otolaryngology, Yamato Takada Municipal Hospital, 1-1 Isonokitamachi, Yamato Takada, Nara, 635-0094, Japan

    Takashi Taniyama

  3. Department of Dermatology, Kyoto School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan

    Kenji Kabashima & Yoshiki Miyachi

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Park, K., Taniyama, T., Kabashima, K. et al. Primary cutaneous lichen amyloidosis of the external auditory canal, possibly due to scratching with a metal nail head for severe pruritus. Eur J Dermatol 24, 95–96 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2013.2201

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