An Unusual Case of Hand Xanthomatosis

Tendon xanthomatosis often accompanies familial hypercholesterolaemia, but it can also occur in other pathologic states. Of the musculoskeletal system, the Achilles tendon is the most commonly effected tendon due to xanthomatosis. Although there are previous reports for flexor tendon involvement, to...

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Autores principales: Huri, Gazi, Joachim, Noah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3687605/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23862085
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/183018
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description Tendon xanthomatosis often accompanies familial hypercholesterolaemia, but it can also occur in other pathologic states. Of the musculoskeletal system, the Achilles tendon is the most commonly effected tendon due to xanthomatosis. Although there are previous reports for flexor tendon involvement, to our knowledge there is no report in the English literature about bilateral hand extensor tendon xanthomatosis that causes restriction in the range of motion. The case that will be presented in this report is therefore unique.
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spelling pubmed-36876052013-07-16 An Unusual Case of Hand Xanthomatosis Huri, Gazi Joachim, Noah Case Rep Orthop Case Report Tendon xanthomatosis often accompanies familial hypercholesterolaemia, but it can also occur in other pathologic states. Of the musculoskeletal system, the Achilles tendon is the most commonly effected tendon due to xanthomatosis. Although there are previous reports for flexor tendon involvement, to our knowledge there is no report in the English literature about bilateral hand extensor tendon xanthomatosis that causes restriction in the range of motion. The case that will be presented in this report is therefore unique. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 2013-06-04 /pmc/articles/PMC3687605/ /pubmed/23862085 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/183018 Text en Copyright © 2013 G. Huri and N. Joachim. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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