CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS REGARDING XANTHELASMA
Authors: J B VACCA, W A KNIGHT, G O BROUN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1959)

Article1 November 1959CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS REGARDING XANTHELASMAJOSEPH B. VACCA, M.D., WILLIAM A. KNIGHT JR., M.D., F.A.C.P., GORONWY O. BROUN SR., M.D., F.A.C.P.JOSEPH B. VACCA, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM A. KNIGHT JR., M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, GORONWY O. BROUN SR., M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-51-5-1019 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptXanthelasma or xanthoma palpebrarum (figure 1) has been reported as being encountered more frequently than is any other type of cutaneous xanthoma.1 It has been noted to occur in many types of xanthomatosis, especially with xanthoma tuberosum and xanthoma disseminatum,1 but is believed not to occur with the xanthomatosis associated with essential hyperlipemia.2 It has been reported to occur in from 10 to 30% of the hypercholesterolemic members of families with familial hypercholesterolemic xanthomatosis,3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and in up to 80% of the members with xanthomatosis.2, 9, 10While a considerable number of reports are available...Bibliography1. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: St. Louis, Missouri*Received for publication March 2, 1959.From the Department of Internal Medicine, St. Louis University School of Medicine and Firmin Desloge Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.Requests for reprints should be addressed to William A. Knight, Jr., M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, Firmin Desloge Hospital, 1325 South Grand Boulevard, St. Louis 4. Missouri. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByThe Face Is the Mirror of the Soul. 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