Sarcoidosis and acquired type II-b hyperlipoproteinaemia.
In four of eleven patients with histologically-proven sarcoidosis (stage II or III), type II-b hyperlipoproteinaemia (HLP) with increased levels of total cholesterol, triglycerides and low density lipoprotein, and a decreased level of high density lipoprotein was observed. These results suggest that type II-b HLP may be associated with sarcoidosis with systemic sarcoid infiltration (stage II or III).
Umeki
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S
Department of Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan.
Niki
Y
Y
Soejima
R
R
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006938:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications*