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Multiple Light-Yellow Papules
Judith B. Romero, MD;
James E. Rasmussen, MD;
Lyndon D. Su, MD
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Arch Dermatol. 2000;136:791-796.
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REPORT OF A CASE
An 81-year-old woman presented with a 2-year history of small, white papules coalescing on the neck and antecubital fossa. She denied any symptoms or previous trauma to the involved areas. She noticed a gradual increase in the number of papules over time. Her medical history was significant for hypercholesterolemia, coronary artery disease, angioplasty, and cataract surgery. She has a strong family history of coronary artery disease affecting multiple family members. Her mother died of heart disease at the age of 68 years, and a brother similarly died at the age of 50 years.
Physical examination revealed many soft, 1- to 3-mm, light-yellow, nonfollicular papules symmetrically distributed on the lateral aspect of the neck and on the antecubital fossae, coalescing to form a cobblestone appearance (Figure 1). The findings of a detailed ophthalmologic examination were within normal . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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