Disease or Syndrome
xanthomatosis
Subclass of:
Lipid Metabolism Disorders
Definitions related to xanthomatosis:
  • A condition marked by the development of widespread xanthomas, yellow tumor-like structures filled with lipid deposits. Xanthomas can be found in a variety of tissues including the SKIN; TENDONS; joints of KNEES and ELBOWS. Xanthomatosis is associated with disturbance of LIPID METABOLISM and formation of FOAM CELLS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Condition of morphologic change in which there is accumulation of lipids in the large foam cells of tissues; the cutaneous manifestation of lipidosis in which plasma fatty acids and lipoproteins are quantitatively changed.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The presence of multiple xanthomas (xanthomata) in the skin. Xanthomas are yellowish, firm, lipid-laden nodules in the skin.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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