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An unusual case of Xanthoma disseminatum
Y Kilinç1, C Ozşahinoglu, S Varinli
1Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty, Cukurova University, Balcali, Adana, Turkey.
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
|January 1, 1992
Abstract:
A 10-year-old boy was admitted to the University Hospital complaining of exhaustion, night sweats, coughing and dyspnea. Physical examination, laboratory findings and histopathological examination led to the diagnosis of Xanthoma disseminatum. Because of dyspnea a tracheostomy was performed 3 months before diagnosis was made. Outline of treatment and management of this patient is discussed in this paper.