Complete resolution of extensive xanthomas associated with primary sclerosing cholangitis following liver transplantation

Clin Exp Dermatol. 2017 Dec;42(8):927-928. doi: 10.1111/ced.13232. Epub 2017 Sep 22.

Authors

S J Ghadiri¹, P Gunputh¹, E F M Poyner¹, A J Carmichael¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW, UK.

PMID: 28940652
DOI: 10.1111/ced.13232

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Atorvastatin / administration & dosage
Atorvastatin / therapeutic use
Cholangitis, Sclerosing / complications*
Cholangitis, Sclerosing / drug therapy
Cholangitis, Sclerosing / pathology
Cholangitis, Sclerosing / surgery
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
Hypercholesterolemia / blood*
Hypercholesterolemia / complications
Hypercholesterolemia / diagnosis
Liver Transplantation / adverse effects
Liver Transplantation / methods*
Male
Treatment Outcome
Xanthomatosis / diagnosis*
Xanthomatosis / pathology
Xanthomatosis / physiopathology
Young Adult

Substances

Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Atorvastatin