Eruptive xanthoma with unexpected granuloma annulare-like microscopic appearance - Case report;Xantoma eruptivo com aspecto histopatológico inusitado simulando granuloma anular - Relato de caso

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 289-292

  Fagundes, Patrícia P S ^a,d   Teixeira Pinto, Analice Souza ^a   Teixeira Pinto, Paulo Augusto ^b   Tebcherani, Antônio José ^b   Sakai Valente, Neusa Yuriko ^c  

^a Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia   (Brazil)

^b General Dermatology and Severe Psoriasis Outpatient Clinic   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Granuloma annulare; Xanthomatosis

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ERYTHEMA; GRANULOMA ANNULARE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PAPULE; REMISSION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; XANTHOMA;

ADULT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; BEZAFIBRATE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; MALE; XANTHOMATOSIS;

EID: 70349246489     PISSN: 03650596     EISSN: 18064841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0365-05962009000300013     Document Type: Article

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