See Also: Wolman's xanthomatosis(medicine)
Wolman's disease(medicine)
Wolman disease(medicine)
Wolman, Moshe(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Xanthomatosis(medicine)
xanthomatosis, cerebrotendinous(medicine)
cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis(medicine)
biliary xanthomatosis(medicine)
xanthomatosis bulbi(medicine)

Wolman's xanthomatosis (medicine)


Wolman's xanthomatosis -->
cholesterol ester storage disease


A rare benign adult form of inherited lysosomal lipid storage disease that is due to deficiency of acid lipase. It results in an accumulation of neutral lipids, particularly cholesterol esters, within cells (particularly leukocytes, fibroblasts, and liver cells). It is an allelic variant of wolman disease.