A Case of Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II b with Diabetes Mellitus.
- Author:
Tae Jin KIM
;
Eun Jung CHYUNG
;
See Yong PARK
;
Soon Kyoon YANG
;
Jin Taek KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Adult;
Blood Glucose;
Bundle-Branch Block;
Cholesterol;
Diabetes Mellitus*;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Elbow;
Electrocardiography;
Electrophoresis;
Fasting;
Forearm;
Humans;
Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II*;
Hyperlipoproteinemias*;
Knee;
Liver Function Tests;
Male;
Sepharose;
Serum;
Shoulder;
Skin;
Triglycerides;
Xanthomatosis
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1982;20(6):985-989
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 32-year-old male patient with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus was affected with hyperlipoproteinemia type II His skin lesion showed yellowish papulsr tuberoruptive xanthoma on forearm, shoulder, elbow and knee. Besides skin eruption, he showed abnormal liver function test and right bundle branch block on EKG. The laboratory examinations revealed increase of serum cholesterol, triglycerides. and fasting blood sugar, and slight turbid color of fasting blood serum which had been kept standing at 4C for 24 hrs. On the agarose electrophoresis, bands of different densities of LDL and VLDL in beta and pre-beta position Were noted. Authors discussed here about laboratory characteristics, clinical manifestations and differential diagnosis of hyperlipoproteinemia type II and III.
