This case highlights eruptive xanthoma's link to metabolic imbalances like hypertriglyceridemia and type 2 diabetes, emphasizing the need for rapid diagnosis.
Eruptive xanthoma (EX) is a benign rare dermatosis and it’s considered that EX is reported more in the literature than in clinical practice. It’s associated with metabolic imbalance caused by hypertriglyceridemia and unregulated type 2 diabetes. Lipids present in a larger amount in serum leak through of capillaries into the dermis where they are phagocytosed by macrophages and typical foam cells are formed. This localized accumulation of lipids in the dermis is bases for the appearance of EX [1-3]. It is very important to know that these metabolic disorders can lead to numerous complications (diabetic coma, lipemia retinalis, fatal complications of acute pancreatitis, damages of coronary arteries), and quick diagnosis and therapy are very important [4].
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