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The Clinical Picture

Xanthomas: Differentiating atherogenic from nonatherogenic

Vy Mai, MD and Hossein Akhondi, MD
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2022, 89 (8) 429-431; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21088
Vy Mai
PGY-3 Internal Medicine Resident, HCA Health Care, Far West Division, Mountain View Hospital, Las Vegas, NV
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Residency Program Director, HCA Health Care, North Florida Division, West Florida Hospital, Pensacola, FL
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    Coalescing plaques around both eyes (arrows). These plane xanthomas can be seen in the presence or absence of hyperlipidemia.

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    Xanthoma striatum palmare (arrows) on the palmar surfaces of hands is commonly seen in dysbetalipoproteinemia.

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    Cobblestone-like nodules (arrows) on the dorsal joints of hands can be seen in underlying hypercholesterolemia.

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    Pale pink lesions (arrows) on the left buttock representing eruptive xanthoma are seen in hypertriglyceridemia.

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