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==Physical Examination== | ==Physical Examination== | ||
*Cutaneous xanthomas, due to deposition in the skin | |||
*[[Xanthelasma]] [[Image:Xanthelasma.jpg]] | |||
*Tendon xanthoma, due to deposition in the tendons | |||
*[[Arthralgia]] | |||
*Corneal arcus, due to deposition in the cornea which may also be occasionally present in older adults with normal cholesterol levels(seen below) | |||
[[Image:Four_representative_slides_of_corneal_arcus.jpg|300px]] | [[Image:Four_representative_slides_of_corneal_arcus.jpg|300px]] | ||
Copyleft image obtained courtesy of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Four_representative_slides_of_corneal_arcus.jpg#file; Loren A Zech Jr and Jeffery M Hoeg. | Copyleft image obtained courtesy of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Four_representative_slides_of_corneal_arcus.jpg#file; Loren A Zech Jr and Jeffery M Hoeg. | ||
Revision as of 14:20, 24 October 2012
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Lipoprotein Disorders Microchapters |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Physical Examination
- Cutaneous xanthomas, due to deposition in the skin
- Xanthelasma
- Tendon xanthoma, due to deposition in the tendons
- Arthralgia
- Corneal arcus, due to deposition in the cornea which may also be occasionally present in older adults with normal cholesterol levels(seen below)
Copyleft image obtained courtesy of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Four_representative_slides_of_corneal_arcus.jpg#file; Loren A Zech Jr and Jeffery M Hoeg.
