ALLMedicine™ Xanthomas Center

Jan 23rd, 2023 - The lipoprotein transport system is vital to the delivery of the hydrophobic fats that are carried in the aqueous environment of the blood. The lipoprotein particles that comprise this system are polydisperse and contain triglycerides, free and es...

Jan 23rd, 2023 - The lipoprotein transport system is vital to the delivery of the hydrophobic fats that are carried in the aqueous environment of the blood. The lipoprotein particles that comprise this system are polydisperse and contain triglycerides, free and es...

Jan 21st, 2023 - This work aims to present a fast, affordable, and reproducible three-cell co-culture system that could represent the different cellular mechanisms of atherosclerosis, extending from atherogenesis to pathological intimal thickening. We built four c...

Jan 20th, 2023 - Papular xanthomas in untreated folliculotropic mycosis fungoides: a case report and literature review.|2023|Viedma-Martinez M,Garcia-Dorado J,Diaz-De la Pinta FJ,Conde-Ferreiros M,Sanchez-Lazcano M,|

Jan 15th, 2023 - Spontaneous rupture of Achilles tendon xanthomas in a case of familial hypercholesterolaemia.|2023|Murai K,Fujino M,Harada-Shiba M,Yasuda S,|diagnostic imaging,complications,etiology,

Jan 23rd, 2023 - The lipoprotein transport system is vital to the delivery of the hydrophobic fats that are carried in the aqueous environment of the blood. The lipoprotein particles that comprise this system are polydisperse and contain triglycerides, free and es...

Jan 23rd, 2023 - The lipoprotein transport system is vital to the delivery of the hydrophobic fats that are carried in the aqueous environment of the blood. The lipoprotein particles that comprise this system are polydisperse and contain triglycerides, free and es...

Sep 19th, 2022 - Detailed information of "standard of care" procedures will be compiled in a database. These include medical history and physical exam, lipid profiles and other standard blood tests, dietary evaluation and counseling, cardiology evaluation includin...

Aug 4th, 2022 - Alagille syndrome (ALGS, OMIM 118450) is an important cause of chronic cholestasis in children, and the incidence rate is about 1:30000~1:50000. Most patients with ALGS have hypercholesterolemia. In severe cases, multiple xanthomas can be seen, an...

Oct 12th, 2021 - Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic lipoprotein disorder characterized by elevations in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) >95th percentile for age and gender. Affected individuals may show clinical manifestations (xanthomas, ...

Nov 11th, 2022 - The Diagnosis: Tuberous Xanthoma The skin biopsy revealed a nodular collection of foam cells (quiz image [bottom]). Tuberous xanthoma was the most likely diagnosis based on the patient’s history as well as the clinical and histologic findings.

Jun 3rd, 2020 - Most patients (60%) with untreated heterozygous FH develop tendon xanthomas by the third decade of life. However, tendon xanthomas are not pathognomonic for heterozygous FH, and careful differential diagnosis is required. Tendon xanthomas in patie...

Jun 3rd, 2020 - Figure 2. Xanthelasmata around the eyelids. Biopsy of cutaneous lesions, such as xanthomas and xanthelasmas, can be helpful in cases in which the diagnosis of FH is unclear. Xanthelasmas and xanthomas of FH will contain accumulated cholesterol, wh...

Jun 3rd, 2020 - Physical examination findings of individuals with heterozygous FH may include corneal arcus in individuals younger than 45 years; tendon xanthomas and tuberous xanthomas or xanthelasma that present at an early age should also trigger suspicion for...

Mar 22nd, 2018 - Charles P. Vega, MD: A 55-year-old woman comes to see her primary care physician with a chief complaint of "What are all these bumps I see all over?" She has noted an increasing number of asymptomatic, small yellow and red papules on her buttocks ...