Lipoid proteinosis is a rare autosomal recessive disorder; it presents in early childhood with hoarseness, skin infiltration and thickening with beaded papules on eyelid margins, and facial acneiform or pock-like scars. Although 250 cases have been reported until now, the occurrence of disease in siblings is very rare. We report three familial cases of lipoid proteinosis involving a brother and sister and their nephew.
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Respir Res
January 2025
National Center for Respiratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Health and Multimorbidity, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center of Respiratory Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, P. R. China.
Background: Lipoid pneumonia (LP) is a rare disease caused by the accumulation of lipids and lipid-laden macrophages in the alveoli inducing damage. LP is difficult to differentiate from other similar diseases without pathological evidence, such as upper respiratory tract infection (URTI), pneumonia, cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP), pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP), lung mucinous adenocarcinoma and pulmonary edema. Given the high misdiagnosis rate and limited statistical clinical and treatment data, there is an urgent need for novel indicators of LP.
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Paediatrics, S Nijalingappa Medical College and Hanagal Shree Kumareshwar (HSK) Hospital and Research Centre, Bagalkot, IND.
Lipoid proteinosis is a rare genetic disorder affecting the skin, mucous membranes, and central nervous system. Here, we present the case of a 35-year-old female who presented with two episodes of seizures followed by loss of consciousness and injury to the nose. A CT scan and MRI of the brain revealed small symmetrical calcifications in the bilateral medial temporal lobes, a finding highly suggestive of lipoid proteinosis.
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Department of Radiology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India.
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