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ArticleInternational journal of dermatology2025

Clinicopathological Challenge: Five Males Presenting With Progressive Skin Thickening and Hoarse Voices.

R Maxwell Regester, Molly Antonson, Nicole N Harter

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Article in International journal of dermatology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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R Maxwell RegesterDepartment of Dermatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2159-4317
Molly AntonsonDepartment of Dermatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8920-7804
Nicole N HarterDepartment of Dermatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.

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Abstract

Five male patients, including four siblings and one unrelated child, presented with progressive hoarseness, waxy eyelid papules, mucosal thickening, and skin plaques. Histopathologic analysis revealed PAS-positive perivascular hyaline deposition, and genetic testing confirmed a homozygous ECM1 mutation in all patients, consistent with lipoid proteinosis (LP). This rare autosomal recessive genodermatosis highlights the importance of early dermatologic recognition of systemic disease. Multidisciplinary evaluation enabled timely diagnosis and informed management. This case emphasizes characteristic findings of LP and underscores the diagnostic value of skin and mucosal examination in rare inherited disorders.

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HoarsenessLipoid Proteinosis of Urbach and WietheSkinAdolescentChildExtracellular Matrix ProteinsHumansMaleMutationECM1 protein, humanExtracellular Matrix Proteinsgenetic diseasesgenetic mechanismsgenodermatosessigns of systemic diseasesystemic disease

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PMID40248982
PMCPMC12207704

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