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Xanthelasma
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Last author update: 1 February 2014
Last staff update: 15 August 2023 (update in progress)
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Definition / general | Microscopic (histologic) description | Microscopic (histologic) imagesCite this page: Pernick N. Xanthelasma. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/eyeeyelidxanthelasma.html. Accessed October 4th, 2023.
Definition / general
- Usually not associated with systemic problems
- Removed for cosmetic reasons
- Yellow plaques on medial eyelids of men / women ages 40+ years
- Appear in younger patients with familial hypercholesterolemia
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Large, pale, fat-laden histiocytes within dermis
Microscopic (histologic) images
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