# Urbach-Wiethe disease

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A very rare recessive genetic disorder with varying symptoms that may include a hoarse voice, lesions and scarring on the skin, easily damaged skin with poor wound healing, dry, wrinkly skin, and beading of the papules around the eyelids.

## Etymology
First officially reported in 1929 by Erich Urbach and Camillo Wiethe.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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