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A child presented with subcutaneous nodules, arthritis, and hoarseness of voice. The histological and the laryngoscopic findings established the diagnosis of a rare, invariably fatal, inherited metabolic disorder.
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El-Darouti, M.A., Al-Ali, F.M. (2019). A Child with Subcutaneous Nodules, Polyarthritis and Hoarseness of Voice. In: Challenging Cases in Dermatology Volume 2. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21855-3_42
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