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. 2025 Jun 25:63:53-55.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2025.04.027. eCollection 2025 Sep.

Plane xanthoma

Connor A Sheehan  1 , Theresa N Tran  1 , Jason B Lee  2 , Jeffrey Y Liu  1 , Sylvia Hsu  1
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Plane xanthoma

Connor A Sheehan et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: plane xanthoma; primary biliary cholangitis.

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Figures

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Fig 1
Yellow plaques on the face.
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Fig 2
Yellow plaques on the chest.
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Fig 3
A, Histopathology showing pale cells throughout the dermis (H&E 40×). B, Histopathology showing a diffuse collection of pale cells throughout the dermis and many lipid-laden foamy histiocytes (H&E 200×). H&E, Hematoxylin and eosin.
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