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Yellow deposits below eyelids
Mehmet Davutoglu1, Sezai Sasmaz2.
1Department of Pediatric, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras, 46050, Turkey,
2Department of Dermatology, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras, 46050, Turkey.
ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE
Dr. Mehmet Davutoglu, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras 46050, Turkey.
Email: drmdavutoglu@hotmail.com
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What is the diagnosis?
She was diagnosed as xanthelasma. Xanthelasma is the most common cutaneus xanthoma and presents as asymptomatic, generally bilaterally symmetrical yellow plaques, most commonly near the inner canthus of the eyelid {1}. One half of these lesions are associated with elevated plasma lipid levels. They frequently occur in patients with type II hyperlipidemia. These asymptomatic minor growths have a tendency to progress, coalesce, and become permanent and may be disfiguring. Therapy is usually undertaken only for cosmetic reasons {2}. It can be removed with trichloroacetic acid peel, surgery, lasers or cryotherapy {3, 4}.
E-published: February 2012 Vol 9 Issue 2 Art # 12 |
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Funding: None
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Conflict of Interest: None
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.7199/ped.oncall.2012.12 |
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Cite this article as:
Davutoglu M, Sasmaz S. Yellow deposits below eyelids (Xanthelasma). Pediatr Oncall J. 2012;9: 24-25. doi: 10.7199/ped.oncall.2012.12
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