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Brownish raised plaques on each side of the limbus
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Gaucher disease (glucosylceramide lipoidosis)
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  • Says pigmented pingueculae are readily overlooked unless the eyes are examined in strong daylight. [101]
  • The word "pinguecula" is from the Latin word for "fattish." Although pingueculae look fatty, they are, in fact, connective tissue. [102]
    Footnotes in Print Edition[Top] [Nav]
    (1) DeGowin & DeGowin's Bedside Diagnostic Examination. 5th ed.
  DeGowin RL. NY: Macmillian, 1987: 100,102.   Amazon.com
    (2) McKusick 230800 = Gaucher disease.
    (3) The Metabolic Basis of Inherited Disease. 5th ed.
  Stanbury JB, et al. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1983: 842-856.
    (M) McKusick 230800 = Gaucher disease -- type I.
    (M) McKusick 230900 = Gaucher disease -- type II.
    (M) McKusick 231000 = Gaucher disease -- type III.
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    101.Pigmentation of the skin.
  Jeghers H.   N Engl J Med. 1944;231:88-100,122-136,181-189.
    102.Stedman's Medical Dictionary.
  Stedman TL. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1976: 1089.   Amazon.com
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