Eruptive xanthoma with unexpected granuloma annulare-like microscopic appearance: case report.

Abstract

Eruptive xanthoma with unexpected granuloma annulare-like microscopic appearance - Case report Abstract: Eruptive xanthoma and granuloma annulare are dermatological diseases with different clinical findings that, sometimes, exhibit histopathological similarities with potential for misinterpretation. We report a case of an eruption of yellow-orange papules with erythematous borders in a 34-year-old male with high levels of serum triglycerides and cholesterol. The skin biopsy specimen has diagnosed granuloma annulare. Review of the histologic material revealed eruptive xanthoma. Remission of the eruption after treatment of dyslipidemia confirmed the diagnosis of the eruptive xanthoma and motivated research about the histological similarities and differences between these diseases.

• Authors: Patrícia P S Fagundes, Analice Souza Teixeira Pinto, Paulo Augusto Teixeira Pinto, Antônio José Tebcherani, Neusa Yuriko Sakai Valente
• Journal: Anais brasileiros de dermatologia (An Bras Dermatol) Vol. 84 Issue 3 Pg. 289-92 (Jul 2009) ISSN: 1806-4841 [Electronic] Spain
• PMID: 19668945 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Hypolipidemic Agents
• Bezafibrate

Topics

• Adult
• Bezafibrate (therapeutic use)
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Dyslipidemias (complications, drug therapy)
• Granuloma (pathology)
• Humans
• Hypolipidemic Agents (therapeutic use)
• Male
• Xanthomatosis (etiology, pathology)