Extravascular lipid deposit (xanthelasma) induced by a plant sterol-enriched margarine

BMJ Case Reports

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Vergès, Bruno ^a   Athias, Anne ^a   Petit, Jean Michel ^a   Brindisi, Marie Claude ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DU BOCAGE   (France)

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EID: 84896527827     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1757790X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.10.2008.1108     Document Type: Article

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