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

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...

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Main Authors: Hiram Larangeira de Almeida Jr, Raphael Goveia Rodeghiero, Patrícia Naomi Ando Suzuki, Marília Marufuji Ogawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2022-01-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962021000600730&lng=en&tlng=en