title: Lipemia Retinalis due to Secondary Hyperlipidemia in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.
abstract: Lipemia retinalis is a rare and asymptomatic condition which occurs when high levels of triglycerides and chylomicrons are present in blood. We report a rare case of secondary hyperlipoproteinemia in a 27 year old type 1 diabetes patient who presented with diabetic ketoacidosis and this peculiar ocular manifestation. The fundoscopic abnormality and creamy white serum cleared as the level of chylomicrons in the plasma dropped with intensive insulin therapy.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gayathri
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Ramalingam
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate.
authors.forename: Rpsp
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Santhakumar
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate.
authors.forename: B V
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Manjunath
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Karuppuswamy
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vetriveran
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Selvamani
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vishnuram
authors.affiliation: Emeritus Professor, Tamil Nadu Dr. Mgr University, Tamil Nadu.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muruganathan
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head of Medicine, Department of General Medicine, Coimbatore Medical College Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
authors.forename: Kumar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Natarajan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications*; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000150:complications*; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D014280:Triglycerides
chemical_list: D014280:Triglycerides