European Journal of Dermatology
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Department of Dermatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
- DOI : 10.1684/ejd.2020.3803
- Page(s) : 226-7
- Année de parution : 2020
A 48-year-old Japanese woman with a 20-year history of gradually growing subcutaneous nodules visited our dermatology department. Subcutaneous nodules of 2-3 cm in diameter without any subjective symptoms were seen symmetrically on the tendinous regions of the knees, the dorsa of the feet and the plantar arches, and on the Achilles tendons (figure 1A-D). Her medical and family history was unremarkable. Blood examinations revealed slightly elevated serum total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein [...]