Diagnosis: Lipoid Proteinosis (hyalinosis cutis et mucosae or Urbach-Wiethe disease)
Permanent, poxlike atrophic scarring and hemorrhagic crusts with infiltrated and indurated lip and tongue.
Permanent, poxlike atrophic scarring and hemorrhagic crusts with infiltrated and indurated lip and tongue.
Submitted by Alaa Saad. Originally posted March 11, 2011.
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• Amyloidosis • Porphyria • Epidermolysis bullosa • Xanthoma • Colloid milium • Myxedema
• Also known as Urbach-Wiethe disease or hyalinosis cutis et mucosae • Rare autosomal recessive — ECM1 gene mutation • Classic: hoarse voice from birth (laryngeal infiltration), beaded eyelid papules (moniliform blepharosis) • Skin: waxy, yellowish papules and plaques; scarring from skin fragility • Bilateral temporal lobe calcification (amygdala) — pathognomonic on CT • Histology: PAS-positive, diastase-resistant hyaline material around blood vessels and in dermis
Tags: lipoid, proteinosis, hyalinosis, cutis, mucosae, urbach, wiethe, disease, alaa saad