Friday 26 January 2018



Eruptive xanthomas in the skin are typical of triglyceridaemia. Alcohol abuse, pancreatitis and hypertriglyceridaemia are associated. Both type I and type IV are triglyceridaemic states. Triglycerides cause turbid serum.

List of causes of raised triglycerides are:
nephrotic syndrome hypothyroidism biliary obstruction steroids
diabetes mellitus renal failure thiazide diuretics
oral contraceptive pill lipodystrophies
and glycogen storage disease (Von Gierke's)

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