Xanthomas may be present in a variety of shapes and sizes.
Term
Appearance
Special Significance
disseminatum
widespread including visceral
may be associated with diabetes insipidus; normolipemic; proliferation of non-Langerhans cell histiocytes
eruptive
appear suddenly on elbows, buttocks or elsewhere
hypertriglyceridemia, chylomicronemia
nodular
nodules
papular
small papules
planar (planum)
diffuse plaques and macules
striatum palmare
volar creases of hand (palm and fingers)
familial dysbetalipoproteinemia
tendinous
tendons and ligaments including Achilles tendon
hypercholesterolemia
tuberous
nodules, primarily over joints
sitosterolemia, CTX, familial hypercholesterolemia, familial dysbetaliporoteinemia
verruciform
warty lesions on oral mucosa, other sites
tuberoeruptive
combination of tuberous and eruptive
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Specialty: Dermatology, Endocrinology
