A Case of Xanthoma Disseminatum.
- Author:
Tae Ho PARK
1
;
Seung Il KIM
;
Jae Hak YOO
;
Kea Jeung KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Xanthoma disseminatum;
Cutaneous nonhistiocytosis X
- MeSH:
Axilla;
Biopsy;
Female;
Fenofibrate;
Giant Cells;
Histiocytes;
Histiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell*;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Mouth Mucosa;
Neck;
Scalp;
Thorax;
Xanthomatosis*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2000;38(10):1401-1403
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Xanthoma disseminatum is a rare disorder that is a distinct subset of cutaneous nonhistiocytosis X. We report a case of xanthoma disseminatum in a 52-year-old woman. She had yellow-brownish variable sized papules or confluent plaques with a well-defined border on her periorbital, perioral, axilla, oral mucosa, neck, scalp, and upper chest areas. There were mixed infiltrations of foamy histiocytes, inflammatory cells, and Touton giant cells in the biopsy specimen. She had been treated with oral fenofibrate but showed no definite effect.
