Xanthoma disseminatum in a black African woman

Purpose To report a partial steroid response of xanthoma disseminatum in a black African woman. Design Case report and literature review. Methods Histopathologic study of cutaneous tumour and clinical follow-up. Results A 32-year-old black African woman with mucocutaneous xanthomatosis and dysphonia, which partially responded to treatment with steroids. Conclusions Xanthoma dissseminatum is a rare condition for which there is no medical treatment. We reported the condition in a black African woman whose skin and CNS symptoms regressed remarkably within 22 weeks of steroid therapy.