Teledermatology is the delivery of dermatologic health care to remote locations by means of telecommunications and information technology. It facilitates delivery of services by a dermatologist at a different time and place than the patient who receives them. Both real-time videoconferences and store-and-forward systems have proven to be highly reliable and accurate in teledermatologic diagnosis compared to traditional face-to-face diagnosis.

Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Xanthelasma workup

Xanthelasma or xanthoma palpebrarum are yellow plaques that are usually located on the medial side of the upper eyelids. One half of these lesions have been found to be associated with elevated plasma lipid levels. Histopathological examination shows xanthelasma to be composed of xanthoma cells which are foamy histiocytes laden with intracellular fat deposits of cholesterol primarily within the upper reticular dermis. What lab investigations are advised to further evaluate such cases? View images

PubMed eMedicine Dermatology Online Journal on Xanthelasma

posted by Dr. Shahbaz A.Janjua at 10:02 AM

1 Comments:

Blogger Dr Ian McColl said...

Dear Shahbaz,
I run a check on their lipid profile but I agree with Jayakar that most times the results are normal.I excise the lesions if the patient requests therapy or use a CO2 laser.They may recur.
best wishes

5:13 AM

 

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