Lipoid proteinosis

J Am Acad Dermatol. 1992 Aug;27(2 Pt 2):293-7. doi: 10.1016/0190-9622(92)70183-g.

Abstract

Lipoid proteinosis (Urbach-Wiethe disease) is a rare, recessively inherited disorder that is characterized by the deposition of hyaline-like material in the skin, oral cavity, and other tissues. It usually appears in infancy with hoarseness. We report a case of lipoid proteinosis in a 10-year-old boy that demonstrates the characteristic clinical, histologic, and ultramicroscopic features of this disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Humans
  • Lipoid Proteinosis of Urbach and Wiethe / blood
  • Lipoid Proteinosis of Urbach and Wiethe / pathology*
  • Male
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Skin / ultrastructure*