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xanthelasma

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xanthelasma [‚zan·thə′laz·mə]
(medicine)
Raised yellow plaques occurring around the eyelids, resulting from lipid-filled cells in the dermis.
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The article on physical signs in dyslipidaemia provides more details, but the most important physical signs are tendon xanthomata (usually felt as nodules or thickening of the Achilles tendons) and skin xanthomata (excluding xanthelasma which are not very helpful).
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Other associated disorders were vitiligo, melasma, pemphigus, alopecia areata, xanthelasma palpebrarum, etc.
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In cases where the eyelids are involved, xanthelasma is another potential differential diagnostic consideration.
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