A rare sighting: Xanthelasma in a 9-year-old child

Abstract

Xanthelasma palpebrarum, a very common type of xanthoma seen in adults, is an extremely rare sighting in children. To date, less than five cases of the same have been reported in the literature. The purpose of this study is to report and describe the clinical findings in a patient with juvenile xanthogranuloma. We present one such case of the rare xanthelasma in a 9-year-old child who reported to our outpatient department.

Keywords

• hyperlipidemia
• xanthelasma
• xanthelasma palpebrarum
• xanthoma