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Figure 1.

Figure 1.

Clinical manifestations of lipoid proteinosis

a. Vesicles and hemorrhagic crusts and scars on the face

b. Hyperkeratotic wart-like or nodular lesions on the fingers

c. Reduced tongue movement due to thickening of the sub-lingual frenulum

d, e. Papular thickening of the upper and lower eyelids, and moniliform blepharosis (beaded papules on the eyelid margins)

f. Warty skin thickening and infiltration on the elbow

g. Warty nodules over infiltrated plaques on knees

h. Axial CT showing bilateral symmetric amygdalae calcifications

From: Lipoid Proteinosis

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