Xanthoma, Drug Reaction, Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

xanthoma drug reaction Human immunodeficiency virus infection

Body Site

knee

Age

54 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

yellow

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

symmetric acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

This 54-year-old man developed eruptive yellow nodules on his knees several months earlier. For several months he was being managed for hyperlipidemia which occurred as a complication of medications administered for Human immunodeficiency virus infection.

Description

smooth waxy yellow nodules

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1/13/2004 16:08:49

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