Multiple flexor tendon xanthomas and contractures in the hands of a child with familial hypercholesterolemia.
A 6-year-old girl with familial hypercholesterolemia had flexion contractures of the fingers due to tendon and joint xanthomas. This unique problem was corrected by the combination of local hand surgery and a portacaval shunt.
D002648:Child; D003286:Contracture / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000601:surgery; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D006938:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D013710:Tendons / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy