title: [Regression of xanthomas in endogenous hypertriglyceridemia under low carbohydrate diet].
abstract: Report on two patients with endogenous hypertriglyceridemia. In both patients normal serum lipid values were reached in a comparatively short time under a diet with reduced carbohydrates and calories. In one diabetic patient who needed insulin at the beginning of the treatment the disease could be controlled by dietary measures alone after a few days. Different biological half-life periods of the various serum lipid fractions explain why, under a reducing diet, the rate of decrease of lipids is variable according to the respective component. Thus, the ratio of triglycerides and cholesterol can vary in the same patient within a few days and may change his classification under different types of hyperlipidemia according to Fredrickson. It would appear that in these cases a classification based on etiological considerations is more recommendable.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000178:diet therapy*; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D014972:Xanthogranuloma, Juvenile / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000178:diet therapy*
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol
vernacular_title: Rückbildung von Xanthomen bei endogener Hypertriglyzeridämie unter kohlenhydratarmer Ernährung.