A Case of Familial Hypercholesterolemia. |
J H You, H R Kil, J J Seo, Y H Chung |
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea |
가족성 과콜레스테롤혈증 1례 |
유재홍, 길홍량, 서종진, 정용헌 |
충남대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실 |
Received: 8 March 1989 • Accepted: 29 May 1989 |
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Abstract |
We experienced a case of familial hypercholesterolemia in 9 year-old boy with hypercholester-
olemia, tendon xanthoma, foamy histicoytes in skin biopsy and biochemical abnormalities in family
members, but without abnoramlity of cardiovascular system.
Diagnosis was established by clinical characteristics, serum chemistry and lipoprotein-
electrophotesis.
A brief review of related literatures was done. |
Key Words:
Familial hypercholesterolemia, Tendon xanthoma |
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