A rare case of verruciform xanthoma of the vulva is reported. Diagnosis was made possible by histopathological examination and immunohistochemical staining. Verruciform xanthomas generally occur in the oral cavity. To the best of our knowledge, this is the third reported case of the tumour located on the genital mucosa. Immunohistochemical study supported the histiocytic origin of the lesion. C...

Figure 2 Answer Mr RA has chronic tophaceous gout. The swellings around the knuckles and on both index fingers are tophi (Figure 1). Terminal phalanx of right index finger is amputated. He also has tophi over lateral malleolus of right foot (Figure 2), olecranon bursa (Figure 3) and helix of the pinna (Figure 4). When they are on the dorsum of the hand, they may be confused with the tendon xant...

We report a 25-year-old young man presenting with cognitive decline, pancerebellar features, spastic quadriparesis, bilateral cataract (operated) and tendo-Achilles swelling (xanthoma). The CT of the head showed bilateral cerebellar hypodensities. There were bilateral cerebellar hypointensities involving dentate nuclei on T1-weighted images with corresponding hyperintensities on T2-weighted MRI...

Background. Xanthomas are well circumscribed lesions in the connective tissue of the skin, tendons or fasciae that predominantly consist of foam cells; these specific cells are formed from macrophages as a result of an excessive uptake of low density lipoprotein (LDL) particles and their oxidative modification. Results. Until recently, xanthelasma was considered to be only a cosmetic lesion; ho...