Xanthelasma Trichoepithelioma Milium Fox-Fordyce disease Microcystic adnexal carcinoma Basal cell carcinoma. What is the treatment for syringoma? Syringomas are benign and do not require intervention. Treatment for cosmetic reasons aims to reduce tumour visibility with minimal scarring, but the results are often suboptimal. Treatment options ... Created 2008. Learning objectives Describe dermoscopic features of pigmented and non-pigmented non-melanocytic lesions Introduction Dermoscopy is useful to distinguish pigmented non-melanocytic lesions from benign and malignant melanocytic lesions. There are specific features that help to distinguish these. Careful observation has resulted in the description of the dermoscopy of many non-pigmented lesions as well, which may be sometimes helpful in diagnosis for an itchy rash. Dermoscopy of ... Multiple lesions Skin tags Actinic keratoses Xanthelasma palpebrum Syringoma Cysts Milia Moniliform blepharosis in lipoid proteinosis (extremely rare) What is a xanthoma? A xanthoma is a skin lesion caused by the accumulation of fat in macrophages in the skin. Less commonly, a xanthoma will occur in a subcutaneous layer. Who gets xanthomas? Xanthomas are usually a skin sign of disorders of lipid metabolism (dyslipidaemias) or occur in histiocytosis; the former is the focus of this page. Xanthomas typically affect adults, although children with familial hypercholesterolaemia may present with xanthomas. The race and sex distributions depend ...
