Placas amarillentas bilaterales y simétricas en brazos

Cindy Tipán Abril; Estefany Proaño Patiño; Karen Lema-Matehu

doi:10.63787/7.3.2025.74-77

Bilateral and Symmetrical Yellowish Plaques on the Arms

Authors

Cindy Tipán Abril Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial, Quito, Ecuador. https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3120-2473
Estefany Proaño Patiño Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial, Quito, Ecuador. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7522-084X
Karen Lema-Matehu Hospital General Enrique Garcés. Quito, Ecuador. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5631-0890

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63787/7.3.2025.74-77

Keywords:

normolipemic diffuse plane xanthoma, asymptomatic dermatosis, images in dermatology

Abstract

A 60-year-old female patient with hypothyroidism and rheumatoid arthritis presented with a 3-year history of an asymptomatic dermatosis characterized by yellowish, bilateral, symmetrical, and well-defined plaques with irregular borders and some purpuric areas on the outer surface of the arms. In addition, yellowish bilateral infraorbital papules were observed.

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Published

2025-12-10

How to Cite

Tipán Abril, C., Proaño Patiño, E., & Lema-Matehu, K. (2025). Bilateral and Symmetrical Yellowish Plaques on the Arms. Revista Dermatologica Centro Úraga, 7(3), 74–77. https://doi.org/10.63787/7.3.2025.74-77