Symptoms of Lipid Disorders

June 10, 2008 - 7:30am

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Symptoms of Lipid Disorders

Lipid disorders usually do not cause symptoms.

In extreme cases, the following signs or symptoms may be found by history or physical exam:

Fatty deposits in the skin or tendons caused by very high levels of lipids in the blood
Pain, enlargement, or swelling (inflammation) of abdominal organs such as the liver, spleen, or pancreas due to extremely high levels of triglycerides in the blood
Changes in the blood vessels of the eye, caused by elevated lipids

References:

American Heart Association website. Available at: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000 .

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute website. Available at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ .

Last reviewed April 2009 by ]]>Rosalyn Carson-DeWitt, MD ]]>

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