The Koebner phenomenon in eruptive xanthoma.
A 49-year-old woman with Type V hyperlipidemia had yellow papules smaller than 3 mm in diameter with red haloes on her elbows, shoulder, buttocks, and hands. Two linear lesions composed of papules arising at the sites of skin previously injured by a cat scratch were observed. Histopathological examination of these papules revealed the presence of many foam cells in the dermis which stained positively with oil red O stain. A survey of the literature found only 5 cases of the Koebner phenomenon in xanthoma.
Miwa
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Department of Dermatology, Nagoya City University Medical School, Japan.
Kanzaki
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D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D005487:Foam Cells / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000473:pathology*