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  • Title: Case report-Rapid regression of xanthomas under lipoprotein apheresis in a boy with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.
    Author: Katzmann J, Schürfeld C, März W, Laufs U.
    Journal: J Clin Lipidol; 2018; 12(4):868-871. PubMed ID: 29866529.
    Abstract:
    Xanthomas are visibly deforming cholesterol deposits that develop after long-term exposure to high serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations. We present the case of a 10-year-old boy suffering from homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia with generalized atherosclerosis and large xanthomas. The case impressively demonstrates the potential of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol lowering to rapidly regress pathologic cutaneous manifestations of hypercholesterolemia.
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