Lipoid proteinosis: a case report.
An 8-year-old Italian boy, born to consanguineous parents, with clinical, histopathologic, and ultrastructural findings of lipoid proteinosis is reported. The main signs of the syndrome-papulonodular, hyperkeratotic and verrucous lesions distributed over the skin of the head and extremities, hoarseness, and dysphagia-were present in the child. The mother had papulonodular lesions on her hands and also complained of slowness in healing.
Rizzo
R
R
Pediatric Clinic, University of Catania, Italy.
Ruggieri
M
M
Micali
G
G
Tinè
A
A
Sanfilippo
S
S
Pavone
L
L
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008065:Lipoid Proteinosis of Urbach and Wiethe / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology