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  3. Giant Tuberous Xanthomas in a Case of Type IIA Hypercholesterolemia

Giant Tuberous Xanthomas in a Case of Type IIA Hypercholesterolemia

  • J Cutan Aesthet Surg. 2012 Jul;5(3):204-6. doi: 10.4103/0974-2077.101384.
Rajashekara Babu 1,  Aniketh Venkataram,  Shivashankar Santhosh,  Sadashivaiah Shivaswamy
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Affiliation

  • 1 Department of General Surgery, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Karnataka, India.
PMID: 23112520 DOI: 10.4103/0974-2077.101384
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.

Keywords

Giant; hypercholesterolemia; lipoprotein; tuberous xanthomas.

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