Thickening of the skin at the elbow due to repetitive physical trauma
Keywords: Area of friction, Arm, Autosomal recessive condition, Elbow, Genetic and congenital disorder, Hyalinosis cutis et mucosae, Hyperkeratotic patch, Lipoglycoproteinosis, Lipoid proteinosis cutis et mucosae, Urbach-wiethe disease, Warty waxy papules
Lipoid proteinosis is a rare genodermatosis characterised by the progressive deposition of amorphous hyaline material in the skin, mucosae, and internal organs. It often presents with hoarseness in early childhood, skin and mucosal changes, and neurological and psychiatric symptoms.
© Dr Lawrence Meyerson
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