"Xanthomatosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D014973
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.452.584.750
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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