PLANE NORMOLIPEMIC XANTHOMA LOCALISED OVER THE NECK: A CASE REPORT
Dr. Sujaya Manvi and Dr. Rajni Sharma*
ABSTRACT
Diffuse plane xanthomas manifest as symmetrical, asymptomatic, yellow-to-brown patches or plaques involving the head, eyelids, neck, chest, trunk, extremities, flexural areas and scars. Diffuse normolipaemic plane xanthomatosis represents an uncommon cutaneous disease consisting of xanthelasma, diffuse plane xanthomas and normal plasma lipid levels. Here we present a case of diffuse normolipemic plane xanthoma localized to the neck.
Keywords: Diffuse plane xanthoma, normolipemic, foamy histiocytes, systemic disease.
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