Xanthoma

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Xanthoma Classification and external resources
ICD-10	E 78.2, K 13.4
ICD-9	272.2, 374.51
DiseasesDB	28524
eMedicine	derm/461
MeSH	D014973

A xanthoma (or xanthomata or xanthomatosis) (from Greek xanthos, ξανθος, "yellow") is a deposition of yellowish cholesterol-rich material in tendons and other body parts in various disease states:

Tendon xanthomas (associated with familial hypercholesterolemia, cerebrotendineous xanthomatosis and phytosterolemia)
Palmar xanthomas
Eruptive xanthomas
Tubo-eruptive xanthoma
Xanthoma tuberosum

They can be associated with lipid metabolism disorders.^[1]

References

^ Xanthomas. DermNet NZ

External links

v • d • e Lipid metabolism disorders / Inborn error of lipid metabolism - dyslipidemia (E78 and E71.3, 272)

Hyperlipidemia	Hypercholesterolemia/Hypertriglyceridemia (Familial hypercholesterolemia, Combined hyperlipidemia) - Xanthoma

Hypolipoproteinemia	Hypoalphalipoproteinemia/HDL (Lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency, Tangier disease) Hypobetalipoproteinemia/LDL (Abetalipoproteinemia, Apolipoprotein B deficiency)

Lipodystrophy	Barraquer-Simons syndrome

Fatty acid metabolism deficiency	transport: Carnitine (Primary, I, II, -acylcarnitine) - Adrenoleukodystrophy beta oxidation: Acyl CoA dehydrogenase (Short-chain, Medium-chain, Long-chain 3-hydroxy, Very long-chain) - Mitochondrial trifunctional protein deficiency to acetyl-CoA: Malonic aciduria

Cholesterol synthesis	Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome

Other	Sjögren-Larsson syndrome - Lipomatosis - Adiposis dolorosa - Lipoid proteinosis

see also lipid metabolism enzymes, lipoprotein metabolism