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E. G. Thorne, MD; S. F. Bean, MD
Minneapolis

JAMA. 1970;212(11):1962.

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To the Editor.—

Wooling and co-workers recently described a case of localized xanthomas associated with lymphedema (211:1372, 1970) which was similar to a case briefly mentioned by Polano in a recent review article.¹ Polano described a young man with lymphedema in whom the xanthomas disappeared after treatment with compression. Polano proposed that the xanthomas were caused by abnormal lipid supply to the skin induced by the lymph stasis. The improvement with compression may be attributed to a decrease in the high lipid lymph flow to the skin. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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