Eruptive xanthomas with Koebner phenomenon, type 1 diabetes mellitus, hypertriglyceridaemia and hypertension in a 41-year-old man

A 41-year-old man with family history of diabetes mellitus was referred from a primary health centre with a 20-year history of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, a 4-year history of hypertension controlled with captopril and a 6-month history of small nodular lesions on both elbows. Fasting blood...

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Published in:BMJ case reports 2009, Vol.2009 (aug25 1), p.bcr0520091871-bcr0520091871
Main Authors: Wani, Abdul Majid, Hussain, Waleed Mohd, Fatani, Mohamad Ibrahim, Qadmani, Ahmad, Akhtar, Mubeena, Maimani, Ghassan Adnan Al, Turkistani, Ahmad, Bafaraj, Mazen G, Dairi, Khalid S
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Language:English
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Biopsy
Blood pressure
Diabetes
Enzymes
Fasting
Hypertension
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Low density lipoprotein
Male
Metabolic disorders
Middle East
Triglycerides
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Summary:A 41-year-old man with family history of diabetes mellitus was referred from a primary health centre with a 20-year history of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, a 4-year history of hypertension controlled with captopril and a 6-month history of small nodular lesions on both elbows. Fasting blood sugar was 6.7 mmol/l, but liver and muscle enzymes were almost twofold increased (normal range for aspartate aminotransferase 10-45 U/l, alanine aminotransferase 10-50 U/l, lactate dehydrogenase 200-260 U/l, creatine phosphokinase 55-170 U/l).
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr.05.2009.1871