Zaouak A, Zribi H, Eleuch D, Mokni M. Vesiculobullous eruption revealing lipoid proteinosis: A potential diagnostic pitfall. A case report and a brief review.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS AND ADOLESCENT MEDICINE 2015;
2:157-160. [PMID:
30805456 PMCID:
PMC6372403 DOI:
10.1016/j.ijpam.2015.08.003]
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Abstract
We describe a new case of lipoid proteinosis (LP) in a child and discuss its different clinical presentations, especially in its early erosive stage, as well as its prognosis and therapy. A 3.5-year-old healthy girl presented with a chronic and recurrent vesiculobullous skin eruption since early childhood. She had developed hoarseness of the voice during the first few months of life. Cutaneous examination revealed the presence of multiple non-pruritic tense vesicles and erosions on a non-erythematous base on her face, hands and elbows with a waxy thickening of the skin on her face. Histologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of LP. The patient was then regularly followed in our department for therapy for her disease.
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