Lipoid Proteinosis: A Rare Encounter in Dental Office

• Main Authors: Prasannasrinivas Deshpande (Author), Mahima Veeranna Guledgud (Author), Karthikeya Patil (Author), Usha Hegde (Author), Ankita Sahni (Author), Sreeshlya Huchanahalli Sheshanna (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Lipoid proteinosis is a sporadic congenital metabolic disorder which is characterized by deposition of hyaline material in dermis, submucosal connective tissue, and various internal organs. It has an extremely low prevalence rate with less than 300 cases reported so far. This progressive disease has...