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

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Lipoid proteinosis is a rare disorder involving multiple organ systems. The ocular manifestations are usually trivial, but greatly aid in the diagnosis. We describe a patient who presented to us with typical moniliform blepharosis. A brief description of relevance to the ophthalmologist and review of the literature follows.

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  1. Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India

    Monal P. Sainani, R. Muralidhar, K. Parthiban & P. Vijayalakshmi

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Sainani, M.P., Muralidhar, R., Parthiban, K. et al. Lipoid proteinosis of Urbach and Weithe: case report and a brief review of the literature. Int Ophthalmol 31, 141–143 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-011-9417-0

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