Urbach-Wiethe syndrome

Autor: Jyoti Ranjan Parida, Vikas Agarwal, Durga Prasanna Misra
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Popis: A 14-year-old girl was referred for skin tightening in the fingers. She did not have Raynaud's phenomenon, gastroesophageal reflux disease or other systemic symptoms. She had had a hoarse voice since birth and was developmentally normal. She was born of a second degree consanguineous marriage. Examination revealed pearly papules around the eyelids, face (figure 1) and fingers (figure 2), and hyperkeratotic plaque on the elbows (figure 3). Oral cavity examination revealed ankyloglossia (figure 4). Systemic examination was normal. Haemogram, and liver and renal function tests were within normal limits. Figure 1 Elder sibling—beaded pearly papules around eyelids and on face. Figure 2 Elder sibling—papules on dorsum of hands and fingers. Figure 3 Elder sibling—hyperkeratotic plaque on dorsum of elbows. Figure 4 Elder sibling—restricted tongue protrusion. The patient had a younger sibling (12 years …
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