About The Medical Condition Xanthomatoses

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Xanthomatoses

Xanthomatoses Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Xanthomatoses Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Xanthomatoses?

A condition of morphologic change in which there is accumulation of lipids in the large foam cells of tissues. It is the cutaneous manifestation of lipidosis in which plasma fatty acids and lipoproteins are quantitatively changed. The xanthomatous eruptions have several different distinct morphologies dependent upon the specific form taken by the disease.

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