Medical Definition of Hyalinasis cutis et mucosae
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A familial disease occurring in the course of latent diabetes, marked by yellowish nodules due to deposits of a protein-lipid complex on the oral tongue and sublingual and faucial areas, translucent keratotic papillomatous eyelid lesions, keratotic lesions on the extremities, and hoarseness.
It is due to a disturbance of lipid metabolism with autosomal recessive inheritance and is frequently associated with intracranial calcifications.
inheritance: autosomal recessive.
Synonym: hyalinasis cutis et mucosae, lipoidosis cutis et mucosae, Urbach-Wiethe disease.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyalinasis Cutis Et Mucosae
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