title: Diffuse plane xanthoma in an otherwise healthy woman.
abstract: We report a case of diffuse plane xanthoma in a 40-year-old otherwise healthy woman. Her disease began 18 years ago as xanthelasma and progressed to involve large areas of her face, neck and trunk. No associated diseases were detected on repeated laboratory testing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Razi Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akhyani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daneshpazhooh
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Seirafi
authors.forename: Z S
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Naraghi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013909:Thorax; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000473:pathology*