XANTHELASMA PALPEBRARUM

Course overview

XANTHELASMA PALPEBRARUM IS A BENIGN CONDITION CHARACTERIZED BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOFT, SEMISOLID, YELLOW PAPULES OR PLAQUES CONTAINING CHOLESTEROL. THESE DEPOSITS ARE TYPICALLY FOUND ON THE INNER ASPECT OF THE EYES, MOST COMMONLY ALONG THE CORNERS OF THE UPPER AND LOWER EYELIDS. XANTHELASMA PALPEBRARUM HAS BEEN LINKED TO VARIOUS MEDICAL CONDITIONS, SUCH AS HYPERLIPIDEMIA, DIABETES, AND THYROID DYSFUNCTION. THIS ACTIVITY ELUCIDATES THE SITUATIONS WHEN XANTHELASMA PALPEBRARUM SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A POTENTIAL DIAGNOSIS AND OUTLINES THE APPROPRIATE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THIS CONDITION. THIS ACTIVITY ALSO DISCUSSES THE ETIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, EVALUATION, AND TREATMENT OF XANTHELASMA PALPEBRARUM, AS WELL AS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.