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Juvenile Xanthoma
Author(s) -
NILSBY IVAR
Publication year - 1952
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1952.tb17043.x
Subject(s) - xanthoma , medicine , juvenile , pathology , skin lesion , dermatology , biology , genetics
Summary A review of the clinical symptoms, particularly the skin lesions, of the various types of xanthomatosis is given. A case of juvenile xanthoma is then described. Characteristic of this type is that it usually appears within the first year of life and the skin lesions consist of small solitary tumours. The blood cholesterbl and the total blood fat are within normal limits. The internal organs are not usually involved and the prognosis is then good, but a few cases with later systemic lesions have been reported.