Xanthoma: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
|||
| Line 35: | Line 35: | ||
In alphabetical order. <ref>Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016</ref> <ref>Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X</ref> | In alphabetical order. <ref>Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016</ref> <ref>Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X</ref> | ||
*[[Alagille syndrome]] | |||
*[[Amyloidosis]] | *[[Amyloidosis]] | ||
*[[Biliary Cirrhosis]] | *[[Biliary Cirrhosis]] | ||
*[[Cholestanol storage disease]] | |||
*[[Chronic]] [[bile duct]] [[disease]] | *[[Chronic]] [[bile duct]] [[disease]] | ||
*[[Chronic pancreatitis]] | *[[Chronic pancreatitis]] | ||
*[[Diabetes Mellitus]] | *[[Diabetes Mellitus]] | ||
*[[Glycogenosis type 1a]] | |||
*[[Hand-Schüller-Christian disease]] | *[[Hand-Schüller-Christian disease]] | ||
*[[Hypercholesterolemia]] | *[[Hypercholesterolemia]] | ||
| Line 46: | Line 49: | ||
*[[Myxedema]] | *[[Myxedema]] | ||
*[[Nephrotic Syndrome]] | *[[Nephrotic Syndrome]] | ||
*[[Urticaria pigmentosa | *[[Urticaria pigmentosa] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 21:03, 13 September 2011
| Xanthoma | |
| ICD-10 | E78.2, K13.4 |
|---|---|
| ICD-9 | 272.2, 374.51 |
| DiseasesDB | 28524 |
| MeSH | D014973 |
For patient information click here
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Please Take Over This Page and Apply to be Editor-In-Chief for this topic: There can be one or more than one Editor-In-Chief. You may also apply to be an Associate Editor-In-Chief of one of the subtopics below. Please mail us [2] to indicate your interest in serving either as an Editor-In-Chief of the entire topic or as an Associate Editor-In-Chief for a subtopic. Please be sure to attach your CV and or biographical sketch.
Overview
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
Differential Diagnosis of Underlying Causes of Xanthoma
In alphabetical order. [1] [2]
- Alagille syndrome
- Amyloidosis
- Biliary Cirrhosis
- Cholestanol storage disease
- Chronic bile duct disease
- Chronic pancreatitis
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Glycogenosis type 1a
- Hand-Schüller-Christian disease
- Hypercholesterolemia
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Juvenile xanthogranuloma
- Myxedema
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- [[Urticaria pigmentosa]