ipoid proteinosis, literature review and a case report

Abstract EN

Lipoid protein sis is a rare chronic inherited, autosomal, recessive metabolic disorder characterized by widespread of nodules, indurate plaques and ulcerated lesions primalarily involving skin and mucus membranes.

Neurologic symptoms may occur when the central nervous system is involved.

In the literature only 250-300 cases are reported.

In this paper we present the first case from Sudan of Lipoid protein sis with the review of literature.