Lipoid proteinosis of Urbach and Wiethe: A rare congenital lipoid storage disease where lipids, carbohydrates and proteins are deposited onto blood vessel walls and other tissues. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Lipoid proteinosis of Urbach and Wiethe is available below.
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Prognosis for Lipoid proteinosis of Urbach and Wiethe: fairly benign though progressive course
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Lipoid proteinosis of Urbach and Wiethe is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Lipoid proteinosis of Urbach and Wiethe, or a subtype of Lipoid proteinosis of Urbach and Wiethe,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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