ALLMedicine™ Xanthomas Center

Sep 24th, 2022 - Tumorous tendinous (tuberous) xanthomas.|2022|Antbring R,Khan A,Jawad AS,|

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...

Sep 8th, 2022 - 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 8th, 2022 - 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...

Aug 9th, 2022 - History Patients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) typically present with signs and symptoms of nephrotic syndrome. In children, this usually begins with facial swelling, followed by swelling of the entire body. Adults can present wit...

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...

Sep 8th, 2022 - 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 8th, 2022 - 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...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...