Eruptive xanthomas as a marker for metabolic disorders: A specific form of xanthoma that reflects hypertriglyceridemia

Eruptive xanthomas are skin manifestations associated with hypertriglyceridemia. Accordingly, the improvement of hypertriglyceridemia can ameliorate this condition. We report a case of a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus who was diagnosed with this skin lesion. Clinicians should be aware that er...

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Autores principales: Ohtaki, Sohichiroh, Ashida, Kenji, Matsuo, Yuko, Moritaka, Kanoko, Iwata, Shimpei, Nagayama, Ayako, Kawaguchi, Aya, Koga, Hiroshi, Yoshinobu, Satoko, Hasuzawa, Nao, Motomura, Seiichi, Akiba, Jun, Nakama, Takekuni, Nomura, Masatoshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9021930/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35474985
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5671
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Sumario:Eruptive xanthomas are skin manifestations associated with hypertriglyceridemia. Accordingly, the improvement of hypertriglyceridemia can ameliorate this condition. We report a case of a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus who was diagnosed with this skin lesion. Clinicians should be aware that eruptive xanthomas could indicate metabolic disorders associated with atherosclerosis.

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