All issues > Volume 32(9); 1989

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1989;32(9):1288-1294. Published online September 30, 1989.

A Case of Familial Hypercholesterolemia.

J H You¹, H R Kil¹, J J Seo¹, Y H Chung¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea

Received: March 8, 1989;  Accepted: May 29, 1989.

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.

Keywords :Familial hypercholesterolemia, Tendon xanthoma