xanthoma meaning in Hindi

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Still, it is often classified simply as a subtype of xanthoma.
Clinical features are not well understood and there are no characteristic xanthomas.
Xanthomas are one of types of skin lesions that may occur in this situation.
Palmar crease xanthomas may also occur.
Tendon xanthomas are associated with type II hyperlipidemia, chronic biliary tract obstruction, and primary biliary cirrhosis.
Other typical symptoms are eruptive xanthomas ( in about 50 % of patients ), lipemia retinalis and hepatosplenomegaly.
Familial dysbetalipoproteinemia causes larger, tuberous xanthomas; these are red or orange and occur on the elbows and knees.
Juvenile variety xantogranuloma can be distinguished from xanthoma by the spread of the lesion and the lack of lipid abnormalities.
Strictly, a xanthelasma is a distinct condition, only being called a xanthoma when becoming larger and nodular, assuming tumorous proportions.
The symptoms are similar to pancreatitis secondary to other causes, although the presence of xanthomas or risk factors for hypertriglyceridemia may offer clues.

noun.

a skin problem marked by the development (on the eyelids and neck and back) of irregular yellow nodules; sometimes attributable to disturbances of cholesterol metabolism