ALLMedicine Xanthomas Center

May 21st, 2020 - Xanthomas are benign lipomatous deposits that can be found systemically in various tissues including bones. Their presence in skull remains a rare entity. Despite their benign characteristics, imaging modalities are often unable to distinguish the...

Apr 23rd, 2020 - Although intensive statin therapy reduced cardiovascular risks, cardiovascular events have not been completely prevented. Probucol is a potent antioxidant and reduces tendon xanthomas in familial hypercholesterolemia patients despite reduction of ...

Mar 13th, 2020 - Sitosterolemia (STSL), also known as phytosterolemia, is a rare autosomal recessive hereditary disease caused by mutations in the ABCG5 or ABCG8 genes. The disease is a result of disorders in lipoprotein metabolism, and is characterized by tendino...

Mar 9th, 2020 - Gastric xanthelasma (GX) is a rare tumor-like lesion customarily found as an incidental finding due to its asymptomatic appearance. Grossly, it is a well-marked yellow-white plaque created in the lamina propria by microscopic clusters of foamy mac...

Feb 27th, 2020 - Practice Essentials Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal dominant disorder that causes severe elevations in total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLc). [1, 2, 3] Xanthomas are noted commonly on the Achilles tend...

May 21st, 2020 - Xanthomas are benign lipomatous deposits that can be found systemically in various tissues including bones. Their presence in skull remains a rare entity. Despite their benign characteristics, imaging modalities are often unable to distinguish the...

Apr 23rd, 2020 - Although intensive statin therapy reduced cardiovascular risks, cardiovascular events have not been completely prevented. Probucol is a potent antioxidant and reduces tendon xanthomas in familial hypercholesterolemia patients despite reduction of ...

Mar 13th, 2020 - Sitosterolemia (STSL), also known as phytosterolemia, is a rare autosomal recessive hereditary disease caused by mutations in the ABCG5 or ABCG8 genes. The disease is a result of disorders in lipoprotein metabolism, and is characterized by tendino...

Mar 9th, 2020 - Gastric xanthelasma (GX) is a rare tumor-like lesion customarily found as an incidental finding due to its asymptomatic appearance. Grossly, it is a well-marked yellow-white plaque created in the lamina propria by microscopic clusters of foamy mac...

Feb 27th, 2020 - Practice Essentials Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal dominant disorder that causes severe elevations in total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLc). [1, 2, 3] Xanthomas are noted commonly on the Achilles tend...

Feb 15th, 2018 - Cutaneous involvement was present in less than 1. 2% of patients with multiple myeloma (MM) and was associated with reduced overall survival, according to the results of a small, retrospective analysis.

May 26th, 2016 - Physical Examination Patients with very elevated LDL-C levels in whom Lp(a) is also high may present with other outward stigmata of dyslipidemia. Visualization of the eye may reveal evidence of severe dyslipidemia with arcus cornea.

Jun 2nd, 2015 - Figure 2. Skin section showing the upper and mid dermis infiltrated with slightly pleomorphic epithelioid histiocytic cells with clear cytoplasm and vesicular nuclei.

Apr 8th, 2015 - NORD has published a new Physician Guide to Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency (LPLD), a rare disorder of triglyceride metabolism. The guide is available free on the NORD Physician Guides website (http://nordphysicianguides.

Apr 8th, 2015 - NORD has published a new Physician Guide to Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency (LPLD), a rare disorder of triglyceride metabolism. The guide is available free on the NORD Physician Guides website (http://nordphysicianguides.