Open AccessGiant and extensive localized xanthoma associated with primary lymphedema
Author(s) -
Reena Sharma,
Mrinal Gupta
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/ijd.ijd_150_18
Subject(s) - lymphedema , medicine , lymphatic system , extravasation , xanthoma , extracellular , secondary lymphedema , pathology , cancer , biology , breast cancer , microbiology and biotechnology
Lymphedema is extravasation of lymphatic fluid into extracellular spaces and may be primary or secondary. Primary lymphedema may be caused by truncular lymphatic malformation. Long-standing lymphedema may result in various complications due to increased porosity of lymphatics, defective valves, and increased lymphatic pressure. There are few reports of normolipidemic xanthoma in association with lymphedema. We report a case of giant xanthoma associated with primary lymphedema.