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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Many laboratory tests that could be done to assess complications include: | Many laboratory tests that could be done to assess complications include: | ||
* [[CBC]] - To screen for iron deficiency anemia. | * [[CBC]] - To screen for [[iron deficiency anemia]]. | ||
* [[Fecal occult blood]] test to evaluate gastrointestinal bleeding. | * [[Fecal occult blood]] test to evaluate gastrointestinal bleeding. | ||
* [[Urinalysis]] to screen for hematuria. | * [[Urinalysis]] to screen for [[hematuria]]. | ||
* [[ | * Serum [[lipid]] levels - Pseudoxanthoma elasticum is associated with precocious [[atherosclerosis]] and elevated lipid levels should be treated aggressively. | ||
* Serum calcium and phosphate levels - These are usually in the reference range in pseudoxanthoma elasticum, but hypercalcemia and hyperphosphatemia have been reported. | * Serum [[calcium]] and [[phosphate]] levels - These are usually in the reference range in pseudoxanthoma elasticum, but [[hypercalcemia]] and [[hyperphosphatemia]] have been reported. | ||
* Genetic testing - Mutations can be detected in 55-83% of patients with pseudoxanthoma elasticum. | * Genetic testing - Mutations can be detected in 55-83% of patients with pseudoxanthoma elasticum. |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ayokunle Olubaniyi, M.B,B.S [2]
Overview
Many laboratory tests that could be done to assess complications include:
- CBC - To screen for iron deficiency anemia.
- Fecal occult blood test to evaluate gastrointestinal bleeding.
- Urinalysis to screen for hematuria.
- Serum lipid levels - Pseudoxanthoma elasticum is associated with precocious atherosclerosis and elevated lipid levels should be treated aggressively.
- Serum calcium and phosphate levels - These are usually in the reference range in pseudoxanthoma elasticum, but hypercalcemia and hyperphosphatemia have been reported.
- Genetic testing - Mutations can be detected in 55-83% of patients with pseudoxanthoma elasticum.