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The Koebner Phenomenon in Eruptive Xanthoma
Author(s) -
Miwa Norimasa,
Kanzaki Tamotsu
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1992.tb03178.x
Subject(s) - buttocks , xanthoma , dermis , stain , dermatology , pathology , histopathological examination , medicine , anatomy , staining
A 49‐year‐old woman with Type V hyperlipidemia had yellow papules smaller than 3 mm in diameter with red haloes on her elbows, shoulder, buttocks, and hands. Two linear lesions composed of papules arising at the sites of skin previously injured by a cat scratch were observed. Histopathological examination of these papules revealed the presence of many foam cells in the dermis which stained positively with oil red O stain. A survey of the literature found only 5 cases of the Koebner phenomenon in xanthoma.