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Unusual Finding of Rare Exuberant Xanthomatosis in Hyperlipidemia

Enrico Manfredini et al. Renato Jorge Alves

Introduction

Hyperlipidemia can increase morbidity and mortality. This condition has been classified by Fredrickson into the following phenotypes: I, IIa, IIb, III, IV and V.^– In the mixed ones, the following conditions are present: hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia, phenotypes IIb and III, with cholesterolemia and triglyceridemia of 250 to 300 mg/dL in phenotype IIb, and 500 to 600 mg/dL or more, in III, respectively. Pancreatitis is uncommon in both, as well as xanthomatosis in IIb. Xanthomas and cardiovascular complications are more frequent in phenotype III.^,

We present a case of hyperlipidemia with relevant lipid abnormalities, pancreatitis and exuberant xanthomatosis.

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Dyslipidemias
Hyperlipidemias
Hypolipidemic Agents
Xanthomatosis

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Unusual Finding of Rare Exuberant Xanthomatosis in Hyperlipidemia

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