title: Lipoid proteinosis.
abstract: Lipoid proteinosis (LP) is an uncommon, autosomal, recessively inherited disorder. It is typically characterized by hoarseness from early infancy, together with various cutaneous manifestations such as waxy papules, acneiform scarring, and eyelid beading. A 42-year-old woman was admitted to our dermatology outpatient clinic complaining of rigidity of the oral mucosa and limitation in tongue movement. She also had a burning sensation and decreased taste perception in the mouth while eating, as well as hoarseness of voice. She was diagnosed with lipoid proteinosis. The typical cutaneous manifestations of LP include waxy yellow papules with generalized skin thickening on the face, extremities, and trunk. Here we report a case with significant mucosal involvement but less skin involvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Demet
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kartal
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Salih Levent
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Çınar
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kayseri Education and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kartal
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Özge Şeyda
authors.initials: ÖŞ
authors.lastname: Saka
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borlu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008065:Lipoid Proteinosis of Urbach and Wiethe / Q000473:pathology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology