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Histological findings of a xanthoma on the dorsum of the hand showing foamy macrophages

Arrowheads indicate foamy macrophages. (Source: Chun MY, Heo NJ, Seo SW, et al. Case report: Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis with a novel mutation in the CYP27A1 gene mimicking behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia. Front Neurol 2023;14:1131888. Creative Commons Attribution [CC BY] license, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Image cropped from original.)

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