Skin lesions in the form of eruptive xanthomasas - a first manifestation of severe hyperlipidaemia

The presence of eruptive xanthomas is associated with lipid disorders, particularly hypertriglyceridaemia. Intensified hypertriglyceridaemia >10 mmol/l (880 mg%) is a major risk factor for acute pancreatitis. The presented case concerns a 40-year-old man with skin lesions in the form of eruptive xanthomas, accompanied by hypertriglyceridaemiae, complicated by acute pancreatitis, and diagnosed with type 2 diabetes with glycated haemoglobin 9.7 g/dl. Seeding of skin lesions appeared 2–3 months before hospitalization and was observed in the direction of molluscum contagiosum.