Xanthoma

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Xanthoma Classification and external resources
ICD-10	E78.2, K13.4
ICD-9	272.2, 374.51
DiseasesDB	28524
eMedicine	derm/461
MeSH	D014973

A xanthoma (or xanthomata or xanthomatosis) (from Greek xanthos, ξανθος, "yellow") is a deposition of yellowish cholesterol-rich material in tendons and other body parts in various disease states:

• Tendon xanthomas (associated with familial hypercholesterolemia, cerebrotendineous xanthomatosis and phytosterolemia)
• Palmar xanthomas
• Eruptive xanthomas
• Tubo-eruptive xanthoma
• Xanthoma tuberosum

They can be associated with lipid metabolism disorders.^[1]

[edit] See also

• xanthelasma
• pseudoxanthoma elasticum

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• 194641940 at GPnotebook

v • d • e Lipid metabolism disorders / Inborn error of lipid metabolism - dyslipidemia (E78 and E71.3, 272) Hyperlipidemia Hypercholesterolemia/Hypertriglyceridemia (Familial hypercholesterolemia, Combined hyperlipidemia) - Xanthoma Hypolipoproteinemia Hypoalphalipoproteinemia/HDL (Lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency, Tangier disease) Hypobetalipoproteinemia/LDL (Abetalipoproteinemia, Apolipoprotein B deficiency) Lipodystrophy Barraquer-Simons syndrome Fatty acid metabolism deficiency transport: Carnitine (Primary, I, II, -acylcarnitine) - Adrenoleukodystrophy beta oxidation: Acyl CoA dehydrogenase (Short-chain, Medium-chain, Long-chain 3-hydroxy, Very long-chain) - Mitochondrial trifunctional protein deficiency to acetyl-CoA: Malonic aciduria Cholesterol synthesis Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome Other Sjögren-Larsson syndrome - Lipomatosis - Adiposis dolorosa see also lipid metabolism enzymes, lipoprotein metabolism