Synonym(s)
Joint xanthomas; tendon xanthoma; tendon xanthomas
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Xanthomas localized in tendons and joints, especially in essential hypercholesterolemia (see below monogenetic hypercholesterolemia -type: Familial defective apolipoprotein B 100; (familial) sitosterolemia; Autosomal dominant familial hypercholesterolemia).
LocalizationThis section has been translated automatically.
Tendon xanthomas: Mainly on the sides of the fingers at the level of the metacarpophalangeal joints, at the base of the patellar tendon, above the Achilles tendon. Joint exanthomas: Mainly finger joints.
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DiagnosticsThis section has been translated automatically.
Laboratory control of hyperlipidemia, echocardiography, abdominal ultrasonography, exclusion of hereditary hyperlipidemia, genetic testing if necessary: apolipoprotein -B-100 genotyping.
Differential diagnosisThis section has been translated automatically.
Gout tophi; rheumatic nodules
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Joint xanthomas; Lipoprotein (a) hyperlipoproteinemia; Rheumatic nodules; Tendon xanthoma; Tendon xanthomas;Outgoing links (5)
Apolipoprotein b 100; Familial defective apolipoprotein b 100; Hypercholesterolemia familial autosomal dominant; Sitosterolemia familial; Xanthoma;Disclaimer
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