Affiliation:
1. Department of General Medicine King's Mill Centre for Health Care Services Sutton‐in‐Ashfield Notts
Abstract
SUMMARYAcute pancreatitis and eruptive xanthomata are the only recognised direct complications of severe hyperthglyceridaemia, although peripheral neuropathy has been described in patients with hyperlipidaemia. We describe a patient with mixed hyperlipidaemia presenting with severe scalp pain and eruptive xanthomata. Both resolved with treatment. We suspect that high triglyceride concentration can affect the function of sensory nerve fibres.
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