Lipoid proteinosis
The characteristic pale eyelid papules of lipoid proteinosis
Keywords: Autosomal recessive condition, Beaded papules, Eye, Eyelid beading, Eyelid margin, Genetic and congenital disorder, Hyalinosis cutis et mucosae, Lipoglycoproteinosis, Lipoid proteinosis cutis et mucosae, Lower lid madarosis, Moniliform blepharosis, Urbach-wiethe disease
What is lipoid proteinosis?
Lipoid proteinosis is a rare genetic skin disease in which an amorphous hyaline material is deposited in the skin, mucosa, and internal organs [1,2]. It often presents as hoarseness in early childhood, associated with thickening of skin and mucosae [3].
© Dr Lawrence Meyerson
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