| In the utricle and saccule of the inner ear there are patches of hair cells known as maculae. |
| These maculae will be found by the touch to be slightly elevated, although they seem level to the eye. |
| The maculae consist of rather shapeless compartments known as the sacculus and utriculus. |
| Within each maculae, the stereocilia are embedded in a gelatinous mass known as the otolithic membrane, which contains small stonelike calcium carbonate particles called otoconia. |
| We report here a 62-year-old seemingly healthy patient who presented with disseminated erythematous maculae. |
| The process is characterized by dirty grayish or ash-gray-colored maculae on the skin of the trunk and limbs. |
