Xanthoma disseminatum in a black African woman

• Published in: International journal of dermatology Vol. 47; no. 11; pp. 1145 - 1147
• Main Authors: Yusuf, Shehu M., Mijinyawa, Mohammed S., Musa, Baba M., Mohammed, Aminu Z.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2008; Blackwell Science
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Dermatology; Female; Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use; Histiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell - drug therapy; Histiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell - pathology; Humans; Medical sciences; Prednisolone - therapeutic use; Skin Diseases - drug therapy; Skin Diseases - pathology; Africa; Human; Skin disease; Dermatology; Xanthoma; Metabolic diseases; Female; Lipids; Benign neoplasm; Black; Woman; African; African American
• ISSN: 0011-9059; 1365-4632
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03781.x

Purpose  To report a partial steroid response of xanthoma disseminatum in a black African woman. Design  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.