Abstract
A Black male aged 55 years presented with xanthomatosis on the elbows, buttocks and knees. The fasting serum cholesterol (10.62 mmol/l) and triglyceride levels (8.85 mmol/l) were elevated. The refrigerator test revealed a diffuse lactescence with a faint chylomicron layer. The very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) cholesterol and triglyceride levels were also elevated, with a VLDL cholesterol-to-VLDL triglyceride ratio of 0.37 and a VLDL cholesterol-to-serum triglyceride ratio of 0.45. Electrophoresis of the serum revealed a broad β-band and the VLDL isolated exhibited β mobility. After exclusion of secondary causes a diagnosis of primary type III hyperlipoproteinaemia was made.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 267-268 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | South African Medical Journal |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| State | Published - 1981 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Type III hyperlipoproteinaemia in a Black patient. A case report. / Jialal, I.; Omar, M. A K; Bredenkamp, B.; Kambaran, P. R.
In: South African Medical Journal, Vol. 59, No. 8, 1981, p. 267-268.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Type III hyperlipoproteinaemia in a Black patient. A case report
AU - Jialal, I.
AU - Omar, M. A K
AU - Bredenkamp, B.
AU - Kambaran, P. R.
PY - 1981
Y1 - 1981
N2 - A Black male aged 55 years presented with xanthomatosis on the elbows, buttocks and knees. The fasting serum cholesterol (10.62 mmol/l) and triglyceride levels (8.85 mmol/l) were elevated. The refrigerator test revealed a diffuse lactescence with a faint chylomicron layer. The very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) cholesterol and triglyceride levels were also elevated, with a VLDL cholesterol-to-VLDL triglyceride ratio of 0.37 and a VLDL cholesterol-to-serum triglyceride ratio of 0.45. Electrophoresis of the serum revealed a broad β-band and the VLDL isolated exhibited β mobility. After exclusion of secondary causes a diagnosis of primary type III hyperlipoproteinaemia was made.
AB - A Black male aged 55 years presented with xanthomatosis on the elbows, buttocks and knees. The fasting serum cholesterol (10.62 mmol/l) and triglyceride levels (8.85 mmol/l) were elevated. The refrigerator test revealed a diffuse lactescence with a faint chylomicron layer. The very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) cholesterol and triglyceride levels were also elevated, with a VLDL cholesterol-to-VLDL triglyceride ratio of 0.37 and a VLDL cholesterol-to-serum triglyceride ratio of 0.45. Electrophoresis of the serum revealed a broad β-band and the VLDL isolated exhibited β mobility. After exclusion of secondary causes a diagnosis of primary type III hyperlipoproteinaemia was made.
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VL - 59
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JO - South African Medical Journal
JF - South African Medical Journal
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