Type III hyperlipoproteinaemia in a Black patient. A case report

I. Jialal; M. A K Omar; B. Bredenkamp; P. R. Kambaran

Type III hyperlipoproteinaemia in a Black patient. A case report

I. Jialal, M. A K Omar, B. Bredenkamp, P. R. Kambaran

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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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