Osteoarticular lesion in xanthoma disseminatum treated with total hip arthroplasty: a case report

摘要

IntroductionXanthoma disseminatum is a very rare disease classified as a benign non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis, which is rarely associated with osteoarticular lesions. There is only a report of tumor abrasion during treatment of osteoarticular lesions of this disease, artificial joint replacement has not been reported. We describe a patient in whom bilateral total joint replacement was performed for disseminated xanthoma lesions of the hip joints.