Xanthomas Flashcards
yellow-brown, pinkish, or orange macules, papules, plaques, nodules, or in ltrationsintendons.
Xanthoma
These cells are macrophages containing droplets of lipids.
Xanthoma cells
Treatment for Xanthelasma.
Laser, excision, electrodesiccation, or topical application o trichloroacetic acid.
Most common of all Xanthomas
Xanthelasma
subcutaneous tumors are yellow or skin colored and move with the extensor tendons
Xanthoma tenideum
Autosomal recessive.
symptom of FH that presents as type IIa hyperlipidemia.
Homozygote or heterozygote?
the xanthomata appear in early childhood and the cardiovascular complications
in early adolescence;the elevation on the LDL content of the plasma is extreme.These patients rarely attain ages above 20 years
Xanthelma Homozygote type
Treatment of Xanthelasma Tendineum
diet low in cholesterol and saturated fats,supplemented by cholestyramine or
statins. In extreme cases, measures such as portacaval shunt or liver transplantation have to be considered
This condition comprises yellowish nodules located especially on the elbows and knees by confluence of concomitant eruptive xanthomas.
■ They are to be found in patients with FD, familial hypertriglyceridemia with chylomicronemia (type V)and FH
■ In homozygous patients with FH
Xanthoma Tuberosum
Type of Xanthoma that has discrete inflammatory-type papules that “erupt”suddenly and in showers, appearing typically on the buttocks, elbows, lower arms and knees.
■ Papules are dome shaped, discrete, initially red, then yellow center with red halo
Eruptive Xanthoma
Treatment for eruptive Xanthoma
Low calorie and low fat diet
This condition is characterized by yellow-orange, at or elevated infiltrations of the volar creases of palms and fingers
■ Pathognomonic or FD (type III)
Xanthelasma striatum palmare
Treatment for Xanthelasma striatum Palmare.
diet low in fats and carbohydrates. necessary, this may be supplemented with statins, fibrates, or nicotinic acid
