The use of topical phenol-croton oil has been proven to be safe, easy to apply, and inexpensive, with only a few sessions required for the treatment of xanthelasma palpebrarum, thus endorsing its ...

Histiocytosis and cutaneous mastocytosis typically peaked around age 2 years, suggesting they might provide early NF1 diagnostic clues. Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) has a wide range of associated ...

Early signs of high cholesterol that are easy to miss. Image courtesy: Adobe Stock High cholesterol is often called a ‘silent killer’, and for good reason. It builds up slowly in your arteries, often ...

Riga Stradiņš University, Riga, Latvia Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Riga Stradiņš University, Riga, Latvia Xanthelasma palpebrarum is the most common form of cutaneous xanthoma and ...

Riga Stradiņš University, Riga, Latvia Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Riga Stradiņš University, Riga, Latvia For giant xanthelasmas surgical treatment has several disadvantages, including ...

Do you have yellowish patches near your eyes or small lumps on your skin? You might wonder if these are xanthelasma or xanthoma. Both are skin conditions caused by fat building up under the skin, but ...

Diets are like the elevator business: They have their ups and downs. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of diets out there nowadays for people to try, and one of the more popular in recent years is ...

What could go wrong with eating an extremely high-fat diet of beef, cheese, and sticks of butter? Well, for one thing, your cholesterol levels could reach such stratospheric levels that lipids start ...