Xanthoma of Bone: A Case Report
Bone xanthoma is a rare disease due to the presence of cholesterol deposits in the bone. We report a case of a 56-year-old patient who was hospitalized in orthopedic department for fracture on the left humerus. Histological examination of bone biopsy performed at this site has objectified cholestero...
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| description | Bone xanthoma is a rare disease due to the presence of cholesterol deposits in the bone. We report a case of a 56-year-old patient who was hospitalized in orthopedic department for fracture on the left humerus. Histological examination of bone biopsy performed at this site has objectified cholesterol deposits. Laboratory tests showed hypercholesterolemia with hypertriglyceridemia. The diagnosis of bone xanthoma was selected. The fracture was treated surgically. An initial bone scan revealed bone lesions localized especially at the humerus and femur. The patient was put under fenofibrate and statins. The evolution was marked by gradual regression of lesions in bone scans of control. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9dc74e6ec91b478a8f653441d5a5d47e2025-02-03T05:46:45ZengWileyCase Reports in Endocrinology2090-65012090-651X2012-01-01201210.1155/2012/986952986952Xanthoma of Bone: A Case ReportHasnae Guerrouj0Ayat Mouaden1Nouzha BenRais2Nuclear Medicine Department, University of Mohammed V-Souissi, Rabat, MoroccoNuclear Medicine Department, University of Mohammed V-Souissi, Rabat, MoroccoNuclear Medicine Department, University of Mohammed V-Souissi, Rabat, MoroccoBone xanthoma is a rare disease due to the presence of cholesterol deposits in the bone. We report a case of a 56-year-old patient who was hospitalized in orthopedic department for fracture on the left humerus. Histological examination of bone biopsy performed at this site has objectified cholesterol deposits. Laboratory tests showed hypercholesterolemia with hypertriglyceridemia. The diagnosis of bone xanthoma was selected. The fracture was treated surgically. An initial bone scan revealed bone lesions localized especially at the humerus and femur. The patient was put under fenofibrate and statins. The evolution was marked by gradual regression of lesions in bone scans of control.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/986952 |
| spellingShingle | Hasnae Guerrouj Ayat Mouaden Nouzha BenRais Xanthoma of Bone: A Case Report Case Reports in Endocrinology |
| title | Xanthoma of Bone: A Case Report |
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| title_fullStr | Xanthoma of Bone: A Case Report |
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