Diagnosis: LIPOID PROTEINOSIS
Case submitted by Dr.Azeem Alam Khan to the dermRounds community.
Clinical photograph(s) submitted for peer review and discussion.
Submitted by Dr.Azeem Alam Khan. Originally posted October 7, 2010.
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• Amyloidosis • Porphyria • Epidermolysis bullosa • Xanthoma • Colloid milium • Myxedema
• Also known as Urbach-Wiethe disease or hyalinosis cutis et mucosae • Rare autosomal recessive — ECM1 gene mutation • Classic: hoarse voice from birth (laryngeal infiltration), beaded eyelid papules (moniliform blepharosis) • Skin: waxy, yellowish papules and plaques; scarring from skin fragility • Bilateral temporal lobe calcification (amygdala) — pathognomonic on CT • Histology: PAS-positive, diastase-resistant hyaline material around blood vessels and in dermis
Tags: lipoid, proteinosis, dr.azeem alam khan