December 8th, 20140328A young man referred for hyperlipidaemia. He has strong family history of hypercholesterolaemia and ischaemic heart disease. On examination, he was noted to have tendinous xanthoma. His lipid profile showed a total cholesterol of 14.0 mmol/L, an LDL of 9.6 mmol/L and a triglyceride of 2.2 mmol/L and an HDL of 1.2 mmol/L. He was treated...
December 8th, 20140333A middle-aged man, who was also a chronic drinker, presented with acute pancreatitis. On examination, he was noted to have eruptive xanthomata. His triglyceride level was 20 mmol/L. He was treated with fenofibrate (a fibrate).
