A man in his 40s experienced "asymptomatic yellowish nodules on his palms, soles, and elbows" for three weeks.
A xanthoma is a skin lesion caused by the accumulation of fat under the skin. These may appear smooth and a normal skin colour, and can also appear on the Achilles tendon. Skin specialists at Derm ...
When his cholesterol levels were checked, they were elevated, and a biopsy revealed xanthoma cells (intradermal deposits of cholesterol) along the tendons. READ MORE: Changing the clocks harms the ...