Familial hypobetalipoproteinemiaBahadır Ceylan1, Aydın Mazlum2, Şule Ceylan31SSK Istanbul Training and Research Hospital Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Istanbul
2Atlas Hospital Internal Medicine Clinic, Istanbul
3Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Istanbul
In this report, we presented a case with familial hypobetalipoproteinemia (FHBL). A 34-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of upper abdominal pain. The patient have plasma total and LDL cholesterol levels that are below half of normal and elevated plasma transaminase levels. Liver biopsy revealed steatohepatitis. In conclusion, FHBL should always be kept in mind for the etiology of fatty liver in patients with low total and LDL cholesterol
levels Keywords: Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia
Ailesel hipobetalipoproteinemiBahadır Ceylan1, Aydın Mazlum2, Şule Ceylan31SSK İstanbul Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Klinik Mikrobiyoloji ve İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları Kliniği, İstanbul
2Atlas Hastanesi İç Hastalıkları Kliniği, İstanbul
3Marmara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Nükleer Tıp Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul
Anahtar Kelimeler: Ailesel hipobetalipoproteinemia
Bahadır Ceylan, Aydın Mazlum, Şule Ceylan. Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia. Medeniyet Med J. 2007; 22(1): 36-37
Corresponding Author: Bahadır Ceylan, Türkiye |
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