Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5985566 | Journal of Clinical Lipidology | 2015 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
â¢Giant xanthomas on ankle and kneeâ¢Severe dyslipidemia (25 mmol/L triglycerides, 15.75 mmol/L cholesterol)â¢Absence of xanthelasma, corneal arcus, tendinous, or aponeurotic xanthomasâ¢Symptomatic atherosclerotic disease (coronary and femoral arteries)â¢No obvious etiology despite extensive biochemistry and genetic investigations
The report describes a case of mixed hyperlipoproteinemia in a 64-year-old patient presenting a serum hypertriglyceridemia at 25 mmol/L and hypercholesterolemia at 15.75 mmol/L, giant xanthomas and symptomatic atherosclerotic disease.
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Authors
Jean-Christophe MD, PhD, Randa PharmD, Ãric MD, PhD, Dominique PharmD, PhD,