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Diabetic xanthoma: See: Eruptive xanthoma.
xanthoma /xan·tho·ma/ (zan-tho´mah) a tumor composed of lipid-laden foam cells, which are histiocytes containing cytoplasmic lipid material.
xan·tho·ma (z n-th m) n. pl. xan·tho·mas or xan·tho·ma·ta (-m-t) A yellowish-orange, lipid-filled nodule or papule in the skin, often on an eyelid or over a joint.
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The xanthomas usually disappear when the underlying condition is treated, as when the diabetes comes under control. Also known as diabetic xanthoma or tuberoeruptive ...