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- Title
Giant Tuberous Xanthomas in a Case of Type IIA Hypercholesterolemia.
- Authors
Babu, Rajashekara; Venkataram, Aniketh; Santhosh, Shivashankar; Shivaswamy, Sadashivaiah
- Abstract
Tuberous xanthomas are papulonodular skin lesions present in lipoprotein metabolism disorders. A patient presented with multiple large swellings (up to 20 cm in size) all over the body, which on excision were found to be tuberous xanthomas. Investigations revealed the diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia. This case is reported to document the unusual presentation of giant tuberous xanthomas.
- Subjects
XANTHOMA; HYPERCHOLESTEREMIA; BLOOD cholesterol; LOW density lipoproteins; DRUG therapy; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Journal of Cutaneous & Aesthetic Surgery, 2012, Vol 5, Issue 3, p204
- ISSN
0974-2077
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.4103/0974-2077.101384