Lichen amyloidosis associated with rheumatoid arthritis

unique presentation in a Bulgarian patient

Authors

  • Georgi Tchernev Medical Institute of the Ministry of the Interior
  • Anastasiya Atanasova Chokoeva Medical Institute of the Ministry of the Interior
  • Uwe Wollina Medical Institute of the Ministry of the Interior

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Author Biographies

Georgi Tchernev, Medical Institute of the Ministry of the Interior

MD, PhD. Professor, Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatological Surgery, Medical Institute of the Ministry of the Interior (MVR-Sofia), Sofia, Bulgaria; Associate Professor, “Onkoderma” Polyclinic for Dermatology and Dermatological Surgery, Sofia, Bulgaria.

Anastasiya Atanasova Chokoeva, Medical Institute of the Ministry of the Interior

MD. Surgeon, “Onkoderma” Polyclinic for Dermatology and Dermatological Surgery, Sofia, Bulgaria; Chair, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, School of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

Uwe Wollina, Medical Institute of the Ministry of the Interior

MD. Surgeon, “Onkoderma” Polyclinic for Dermatology and Dermatological Surgery, Sofia, Bulgaria; Chair, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, School of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

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Tchernev G, Chokoeva AA, Wollina U. Lichen amyloidosis associated with rheumatoid arthritis: unique presentation in a Bulgarian patient. Sao Paulo Med J [Internet]. 2017 Feb. 2 [cited 2025 Oct. 15];135(1):76-8. Available from: https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/715

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Vol. 135 No. 1 (2017)

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