Radiographic and computed tomographic findings in lipid proteinosis. A case report.
A case of lipoid proteinosis in an 18-year-old youth is presented. The typical clinical findings in patients with this rare disorder are discussed. Emphasis is placed on the radiographic and computed tomographic appearances. The bean-shaped calcific densities, which are located in the region of the hippocampi in this case, are illustrated.
D000293:Adolescent; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008064:Lipidoses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008065:Lipoid Proteinosis of Urbach and Wiethe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed