Hyperlipidemia: clinical clues in the first two decades of life
Neill, C.A.; Ose, L.; Kwiterovich, P.O.
Johns Hopkins Medical Journal 140(4): 171-176
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-7263 PMID: 850334 Document Number: 112068
A brief outline of hyperlipidemia management was given. Hyperlipidemia could be defined as increases in the plasma concentrations of cholesterol, triglycerides or both, above arbitrarily chosen upper limits of normal, and could be further defined by the major lipoprotein class. Some forms of hyperlipoprotenimia are familial. The most common form among children is Type IIA hyperlipoprotenemia which may be identified by a history of xanthomata, premature cardiovascular disease or elevated cholestrol levels in a parent or grandparent. The clinical features of the disorder include xanthoma, Achilles tenosynovitis, adominal pain, evidence of myocardial infarction, xanthelasma, arcus corneae and turbid serum noted in blood samples. The management of the disorder is a low cholesterol diet.