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.
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.
Authors: Jun Young Kim; Hong Dae Jung; Yoon Seok Choe; Weon Ju Lee; Seok-Jong Lee; Do Won Kim; Byung Soo Kim Journal: Ann Dermatol Date: 2010-08-05 Impact factor: 1.444