High cholesterol physical examination

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Elevated cholesterol does not lead to specific physical examination signs unless it has been longstanding. Some types of hypercholesterolemia lead to specific physical findings:

  • Head, eyes, ears, nose throat (HEENT):

xanthelasma palpabrum (yellowish patches around the eyelids): Xanthelasma above eye

and arcus senilis (white discoloration of the peripheral cornea):

  • Extremities:


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