A Case for Diagnosis (Juvenile Xanthoma?). Presented by DR. F. T. BECKER, Duluth, Minn.
C. O., a white girl 5 months old, is a twin. Present at birth on the chin was a small pea-sized nodule, which has increased slightly in size.
General examination showed no physical abnormality. Examination of the skin reveals a nodule on the chin, the size of a hazelnut, rubbery in consistency and pale yellow.
Examination of the urine showed no sugar.
Xanthoma Tuberosum Multiplex. Presented by DR. F. T. BECKER, Duluth, Minn.
G. N., a white boy aged 8 years, had nodules about his joints which developed in the fall of 1937. At first the tumors were single and were removed as they occurred, but in the past two years they have become slightly larger and more numerous.
His general health has always been excellent. The tonsils were removed in 1938.
Examination of the skin
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