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Case Reports
. 2013 Dec;30(6):399-402.
doi: 10.5114/pdia.2013.39439. Epub 2013 Dec 18.

Eruptive xanthomas

Joanna Zaremba  1 , Andrzej Zaczkiewicz  2 , Waldemar Placek  3
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Case Reports

Eruptive xanthomas

Joanna Zaremba et al. Postepy Dermatol Alergol. 2013 Dec.

Abstract

Xanthomas are localized lipid deposits in the skin, tendons and subcutaneous tissue associated with lipid abnormality. The hyperlipidemia responsible for this disorder can be caused by a primary genetic defect, a secondary disorder, or both. That kind of skin exanthema may be the first signal of cardiovascular risk. We present a 24-year-old woman with a skin eruption that had appeared a few months earlier.

Keywords: eruptive xanthomas; lipid abnormality; therapy.

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Figure 1
A–D. Clinical picture of lesions
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Figure 2
Numerous foam cells
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A cell of foreign-body type
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Figure 4
A–D. Clinical picture after therapy
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