Lipoid proteinosis of Urbach and Weithe: Case report and a brief review of the literature

International Ophthalmology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 141-143

  Sainani, Monal P ^a   Muralidhar, R ^a   Parthiban, K ^a   Vijayalakshmi, P ^a  

^a ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Lipoid proteinosis; Moniliform blepharosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; EYE EXAMINATION; EYELID DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LIPOID PROTEINOSIS; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MONILIFORM BLEPHAROSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; RASH; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL ACUITY;

CALCINOSIS; CHILD; EYELID DISEASES; HUMANS; LIPOID PROTEINOSIS OF URBACH AND WIETHE; MALE; TEMPORAL LOBE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 79956025777     PISSN: 01655701     EISSN: 15732630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10792-011-9417-0     Document Type: Article

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