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CASE REPORT

Lipoid Proteinosis

Hitesh C Mittal, Sunil Yadav, Sunita Malik, Gurdarshan Singh

Keywords : Lipoid proteinosis, Recurrent vesicular oral ulcers, Urbach–Wiethe disease

Citation Information : Mittal HC, Yadav S, Malik S, Singh G. Lipoid Proteinosis. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2016; 9 (2):149-151.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1353

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-02-2019

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2016; The Author(s).


Abstract

A case report of a 6-year-old male child who reported with recurrent oral and skin ulcerations since childhood and was diagnosed as lipoid proteinosis manifesting with generalized thickening, hardening, and scarring of the skin and hoarseness of voice; is presented here. How to cite this article: Mittal HC, Yadav S, Malik S, Singh G. Lipoid Proteinosis. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2016;9(2):149-151.


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