Many reported cases of xanthomas are false positives, and a dermatologist should be consulted for accurate diagnosis of skin lesions. — Whalespan
Many reported cases of xanthomas are false positives, and a dermatologist should be consulted for accurate diagnosis of skin lesions.
⚠ High risk
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“there are a lot of people who thought that they might have xanthoma as always I say work with your doctor and preferably in this case seek out a dermatologist because the one thing I have learned is that there are a lot of things that um are bumps and so on so forth that turn out to not be ananas”