in this report, a 10 year old boy with both tendinous and tuberous xanthoma is presented. premature corneal arcus and aortic stensosis were associated findings in this case. tuberous and tendinous xanthomas are two clinical varieties of one disease, both of which are seen in type ii hyperlipoproteinemia. increased serum cholesterol with pathological findings of skin lesions with oculocardiac in...

Verruciform xanthoma represents a rare disease of unknown etiology that typically affects the oral mucosa. In most cases, it is asymptomatic and characterized by a well demarcated elevation with irregular or papillary surface. The gums are the most affected oral site, and the lesion is usually less than 2 cm in diameter. The aim of this study is to report a rare case of an extensive verruciform...

= Abstract =Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis(CTX), a rare lipid storage disease with diverse neurologic manifestations has, to our knowledge, never been reported in Korea, The authors recently saw two Korean brothers with typical CTX. In the elder one, the clinical presentation included childhood epilepsy, dementia, cataracts, spastic ataxia, and multiple tendon tumefaction in chronological order...

FHTG: familial hypertriglyceridemia HDL: high-density lipoprotein LCH: Langerhan’s cell histiocytosis LDL: low-density lipoprotein VLDL: very low-density lipoprotein XD: xanthoma disseminatum INTRODUCTION Xanthoma disseminatum (XD) is a rare subtype of non-Langerhan’s cell histiocytosis (non-LCH). To date, just greater than 100 cases of XD have been reported; however, association with hyperlipi...

Xanthoma disseminatum is a non-familial disorder of non-Langerhans cell origin or a class II histiocytosis with unknown etiology, with just over 100 cases reported in the literature. Because of the rarity of this disease, there is no established treatment. We studied clinical manifestations and different treatments of xanthoma disseminatum from a series of cases, including our own patient. We s...

Objective We present a unique case of a midline xanthoma of the occipital bone exhibiting atypical imaging characteristics with preserved bone cortex that has not previously been described. Participant This man presented with refractory headaches and suboccipital pain and a mass within the diploe of the occipital bone but with preserved inner and outer cortex of the bone. Magnetic resonance ima...

A case of gastric hyperplastic polyp with proliferation of xanthoma cells is reported. The patient was a 69-year-old man who visited our hospital for further evaluation of gastric polyps. Endoscopic examination of the upper digestive tract revealed multiple hyperplastic polyps in the gastric antrum. There was a pedunculated polyp with whitish yellow granules, 7 mm in diameter, arising from the ...

Introduction: Xanthoma disseminatum (XD) is a rare, benign, non-Langerhans cell histiocytic disorder with unknown etio-pathology. It manifests with multiple, grouped, red-brown to yellow papules and nodules involving the skin, mucous membranes, and internal organs with a predilection for flexures and the face.  Case Report: We report a patient who presented with disseminated xanthomatous pa...