title: Urbach-Wiethe disease in a young woman: A case report.
abstract: Urbach-Wiethe disease (lipoid proteinosis) is an autosomal recessive disorder that is characterized by a general thickening of the skin and mucous membranes. We report the case of a 22-year-old woman with lipoid proteinosis who presented with hoarseness, poor dentition, and skin lesions, and we discuss the management of this rare disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50924 Cologne, Germany. stefanie.jansen@uk-koeln.de.
authors.forename: Stefanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jansen
authors.forename: Gero
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Quante
authors.forename: Jan-Christoffer
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Luers
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Beutner
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005886:Gingival Hypertrophy / Q000209:etiology; D006685:Hoarseness / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008065:Lipoid Proteinosis of Urbach and Wiethe / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000209:etiology; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult