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Localized Xanthomas Associated with Primary Lymphedema
Author(s) -
ROMANÍ JORGE,
LUELMO JESÚS,
SÁEZ AMPARO,
YÉBENES MIREIA,
SÁBAT MIREIA,
FERNÁNDEZCHICO NATALIA,
PIFARRÉ MONTSERRAT,
GARCÍA DANIEL,
MUÑOZ CARLOS
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01686.x
Subject(s) - lymphedema , medicine , xanthoma , dermatology , pathology , cancer , breast cancer
Cutaneous xanthomas arising in chronic lymphedema are rare. We present a case of verruciform xanthoma involving the left foot and toes of a 10‐year‐old boy who had developed a primary lymphedema (lymphedema praecox) in the left lower extremity. Laboratory studies demonstrated a normal lipid profile.