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Xanthomas in Familial Hypercholesterolemia

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  • Amitabh Poonia, M.D.,
  • and Priya Giridhara, M.D.

Two brothers presented to a primary care clinic with similar skin lesions and were found to have elevated LDL cholesterol levels. Family history helped make a diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia.

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Amitabh Poonia, M.D.
Priya Giridhara, M.D.
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, India

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