Familial hypercholesterolemia presenting with multiple nodules of the hands and elbow

Clinical Case Reports

Satish Maharaj²  Simone Chang¹ 

[1] Department of Medicine, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, The University of the West Indies, Champs Fleurs, Trinidad and Tobago;ORCID:orcid.org/0000-0002-2872-3011

关键词: Caribbean;    cascade screening;    diagnosis;    familial hypercholesterolemia;    xanthoma;   

DOI  :  10.1002/ccr3.249

来源: Wiley

【 摘 要 】

Key Clinical Message

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common but commonly missed diagnosis. Tendon xanthomas are a physical sign strongly suggestive of FH. Physicians must identify tendon xanthomas, apply validated clinical scoring such as the Dutch Lipid Clinic Network criteria and offer cascade screening. This approach will increase recognition of FH.

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