Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia presenting with cutaneous xanthomas: Response to liver transplantation
| Autor: | Mignon Moyle, Bruce Tate |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Skin Neoplasms Atorvastatin medicine.medical_treatment Dermatology Xanthoma Liver transplantation Gastroenterology Diagnosis Differential Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II chemistry.chemical_compound Internal medicine Xanthomatosis Humans Medicine Triglycerides Serum cholesterol business.industry Cholesterol Cholesterol HDL Infant Cholesterol LDL medicine.disease Post transplant Liver Transplantation Surgery Transplantation chemistry Female lipids (amino acids peptides and proteins) business Lipoprotein medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Australasian Journal of Dermatology. 45:226-228 |
| ISSN: | 1440-0960 0004-8380 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2004.00103.x |
| Popis: | SUMMARY A 19-month-old girl with cutaneous xanthomas was diagnosed with homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia, treated with atorvastatin, plasma exchange and finally at the age of 3.5 years, with liver transplantation. Her serum cholesterol levels fell to normal and the xanthomas regressed following liver transplantation. She remains well 17 months post transplant. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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