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xanthelasma

Xanthelasma {n}med.

• People with more severe PBC may have jaundice (yellowing of the eyes and skin). Xanthelasma (skin lesions around the eyes) or other xanthoma may be present as a result of increased cholesterol levels.
• A xanthelasma is a sharply demarcated yellowish collection of cholesterol underneath the skin, usually on or around the eyelids.
• Touton giant cells are a type of multinucleated giant cell seen in lesions with high lipid content such as fat necrosis, xanthoma, and xanthelasma and xanthogranulomas.
• It may coexist with certain neoplasms or vasculitis, and in 30 percent of patients with xanthelasma.