Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis presenting with bilateral Achilles tendon xanthomata.

We report on a case of a 36-year-old lady who presented with large, painful soft-tissue swellings of both Achilles tendons. MRI demonstrated fusiform enlargement involving the Achilles tendons bilaterally. The tendons returned heterogeneous signal intensity characterised by a diffuse reticulated app...

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Main Authors: Smithard, A, Lamyman, M, McCarthy, C, Gibbons, C, Cooke, P, Athanasou, N
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2007