Xanthoma disseminatum in a black African woman.
OBJECTIVE
To report a partial steroid response of xanthoma disseminatum in a black African woman.


METHODS
Case report and literature review.


METHODS
Histopathologic study of cutaneous tumour and clinical follow-up.


RESULTS
A 32-year-old black African woman with mucocutaneous xanthomatosis and dysphonia, which partially responded to treatment with steroids.


CONCLUSIONS
Xanthoma dissseminatum is a rare condition for which there is no medical treatment. We reported the condition in a black African woman whose skin and CNS symptoms regressed remarkably within 22 weeks of steroid therapy.
Yusuf
Shehu M
SM
Department of Medicine, Dermatology Unit, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria. shehumy@yahoo.com
Mijinyawa
Mohammed S
MS
Musa
Baba M
BM
Mohammed
Aminu Z
AZ
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015616:Histiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone