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L. M. Waterhouse, M.D.; Seymour H. Silvers, M.D.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1942;46(4):610-616.

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Xanthoma Tuberosum Multiple X with Myxedema. Presented by DR. ARTHUR M. PERSKY.

C. L., a married woman aged 46, entered Kings County Hospital because of multiple tumors on the fingers, elbows and knees of sixteen years' duration. There was no history of diabetes or of a familial tendency. As the tumors increased in size, the patient had some removed surgically, but they recurred. Treatment with insulin for nine months did not affect the size of the lesions.

Examination shows an obese woman with dry skin and hair. The hair line in the back is straight. The skin has a yellowish tint. On the fingers, hands, elbows, knees, buttocks and heels are numerous yellowish soft and hard tumors, varying in size from that of a marble to that of an orange. The normal architecture of the fingers and hands is changed by these massive tumors. At the pressure points and in . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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