Sheehan's syndrome presenting with type III hyperlipoproteinaemia

Sheehan's syndrome presenting with type III hyperlipoproteinaemia

A patient is described in whom the presenting feature of hypopituitarism was the development of palmar xanthomata associated with type III hyperlipoproteinaemia. Treatment of her secondary hypothyroidism with thyroxine caused resolution of the xanthomata and hyperlipidaemia, but the underlying compo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Postgraduate medical journal 1987-12, Vol.63 (746), p.1099-1100
Hauptverfasser: Carr, D., Thornes, H. M., Rutter, A. C., Finney, R. D., Turner, P. R.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adult
Female
Hand Dermatoses - etiology
Humans
Hyperlipoproteinemia Type III - complications
Hypopituitarism - complications
Xanthomatosis - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:A patient is described in whom the presenting feature of hypopituitarism was the development of palmar xanthomata associated with type III hyperlipoproteinaemia. Treatment of her secondary hypothyroidism with thyroxine caused resolution of the xanthomata and hyperlipidaemia, but the underlying compositional abnormality of the lipoproteins could still be observed.
ISSN:0032-5473
1469-0756
DOI:10.1136/pgmj.63.746.1099