Korean J Dermatol.
2002 Aug;40(8):989-990.
A Case of Papular Xanthoma
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. UBJDER@cmc.cuk.ac.kr
Abstract
- Papular xanthoma is a very rare disorder. It is characterized by an eruption of papular and papulonodular xanthomatous elements located on the head, trunk, and extremities. No systemic involvement can be found and blood lipid levels are normal. Histologically there is an infiltrate composed of foamy histiocytes and Touton giant cells in the dermis and characteristically no initial nonlipidized histiocytic phase can be traced in the early development of the lesion. We present a case of papular xanthoma in a 18-month-old boy with typical clinical, histopathologic findings.
