palmare xanthoma

Etiology

• familial dysbetalipoproteinemia (familial hyperlipoproteinemia type 3) (pathognomonic)

Epidemiology

• rare

Clinical manifestations

• painful
• affecting every day life
  • difficulty opening bottles or shaking hands

Laboratory

• lipid panel
  • increased serum total cholesterol
  • increased LDL cholesterol

Management

LDL apheresis

More general terms

• xanthoma