Eruptive xanthomas are small lesions and bumps that appear on the skin. They can be yellow, pink, brown, or skin-colored and may sometimes be itchy and painful. While eruptive xanthomas are not ...

HIGH cholesterol is often branded the "invisible" condition because it doesn't tend to present symptoms. However, extremely high levels can give rise to perceptible changes in the body. One "important ...

Xanthelasma (or xanthelasma palpebrarum) is a yellow plaque that occurs on the eyelids. The word is derived from the Greek terms xanthos (yellow) combined with the elasma (beaten metal plate). The ...

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Our patient had xanthelasma, or xanthelasma palpebrarum, oval or elongated yellowish plaques just beneath the periorbital skin. The plaques occur most commonly near the inner canthus of the eyelid, ...

A 40-year-old black male presented with concerns regarding bumps on both upper eyelids. The patient conveyed some itching but no pain associated with these lesions. He was not pleased with their ...

HIGH cholesterol usually goes undetected until it leads to serious heart complications. However, visible warning signs of high cholesterol can occasionally surface. One of which can form "clusters" on ...

Diffuse normolipemic plane xanthoma is characterized by large, yellow-brown flat, xanthomatous skin lesions usually involving the eyelids, sides of the neck, upper trunk, buttocks, and the flexural ...