Ultrastructural aspects of the skin in lipoid proteinosis (Urbach-Wiethe disease),

• Main Authors: Hiram Larangeira de Almeida Jr (Author), Raphael Goveia Rodeghiero (Author), Patrícia Naomi Ando Suzuki (Author), Marília Marufuji Ogawa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Lipoid proteinosis is a rare autosomal recessive disease, characterized by hyaline deposits of PAS-positive material in tissues due to mutations in the ECM1 gene. This study evaluated the ultrastructure of the skin of a 6-year-old child affected by this condition. The light microscopy ident...