title: Arthritis in a patient with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.
abstract: Familial hypercholesterolemia is a disorder of lipoprotein metabolism characterized by elevated cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, xanthomas and early onset atherosclerosis. Tendinitis and arthritis have been reported in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia. A report is presented of a 9-year-old girl with an acute arthritic attack who was diagnosed as homozygote familial hypercholesterolemia with hypercholesterolemic arthritis.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Department, Dr Behçet Uz Children's Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Genel
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Atlihan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bak
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Targan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dizdarer
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001168:Arthritis / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D006938:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids