Agressive management in a child with homozygos famiiial hypercholesterolemia

Homozigot ailevi hiperkolesterolemi nadir ölümcül bir hastalıktır. Anjinal semptomlar ve diffüz ksantomlar ile başvuran 12 yaşındaki hastamız uygun diyet kısıtlması, oral yüksek doz statinler, ezetimib, lipoprotein kolesterol aferezi ve koroner arter bypass greft cerrahisi ile agresif bir şekilde tedavi edilmiştir. Üç senedir izlenen hasta herhangi bir problem olmadan takip edilmektedir.

Ailevi homozigot hiperkolesterolemide yoğun medikal tedavi

Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia is a rare and fatal disease. Twelve year-old girl patient with anginal symptoms and diffuse xanthomas were treated with diet restriction, per oral high dose statins, ezetimibe, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol apheresis and coronary artery bypass grafting. She has been on follow-up visit in stable condition.
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European Journal of Therapeutics-Cover
  • ISSN: 2564-7784
  • Başlangıç: 1990
  • Yayıncı: Fatma Taşçı