International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 1-4 , March 2006

Urbach–Wiethe disease

  • Efstathios Rallis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology of 401 General Military Hospital of Athens, 1 Kanelopoulou Street–Papagos, GR-11525 Athens, Greece
    • 11 Pafsaniou Street–Pagrati, GR-11635 Athens, Greece. Tel.: +30 210 7244008; fax: +30 210 7244008.
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  • Dimitrios G. Balatsouras

      Affiliations

    • ENT Department of Tzanion General Hospital, 11 Zani & Afentouli Street, GR-18536 Piraeus, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. 23 Achaion Street–Ag. Paraskevi, GR-15343 Athens, Greece. Tel.: +30 210 600 4683; fax: +30 210 4592 671.
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  • Pavlos Papadakis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology of 401 General Military Hospital of Athens, 1 Kanelopoulou Street–Papagos, GR-11525 Athens, Greece
    • 7 Eantos Street, GR-11631 Athens, Greece. Tel.: +30 210 7494000; fax: +30 210 7494095.
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  • Nicolas C. Economou

      Affiliations

    • ENT Department of Tzanion General Hospital, 11 Zani & Afentouli Street, GR-18536 Piraeus, Greece
    • 32 Dimitrakopoulou Street–Voula, GR-16673 Athens, Greece. Tel.: +30 210 9658 226; fax: +30 210 4592 671.
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  • Antonis Kaberos

      Affiliations

    • ENT Department of Tzanion General Hospital, 11 Zani & Afentouli Street, GR-18536 Piraeus, Greece
    • 6 Arifronos Street–Kypseli, GR-11364 Athens, Greece. Tel.: +30 210 8677 935; fax: +30 210 4592 671.
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  • Stavros Korres

      Affiliations

    • ENT Department of Athens National University, Hippokration Hospital, 114 Vas. Sofias Av., GR-11528 Athens, Greece
    • 47-49 Promitheos Street–Ekali, GR-14576 Athens, Greece. Tel.: +30 210 724 1249; fax: +30 210 8136 971.

Received 24 March 2005 ,Revised 10 October 2005 ,Accepted 18 October 2005.

  • Image Result

    A beaded arrangement of small pearly nodules and papules of the right eyelid.

    A beaded arrangement of small pearly nodules and papules of the right eyelid.

  • Image Result

    Endoscopic view of the epiglottis and the vocal cords.

    Endoscopic view of the epiglottis and the vocal cords.

  • Image Result

    Infiltration of the dermis with amorphous, extracellular, eosinophilic, hyaline deposits and a small amount of lipids (hematoxylin and eosin ×250).

    Infiltration of the dermis with amorphous, extracellular, eosinophilic, hyaline deposits and a small amount of lipids (hematoxylin and eosin ×250).

PII: S1871-4048(05)00002-X

doi: 10.1016/j.pedex.2005.10.001

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 1-4 , March 2006