Corneal arcus as first sign of familial hypercholesterolemia

J Pediatr. 2014 Mar;164(3):670. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.10.045. Epub 2013 Dec 4.

Authors

Marina Macchiaiolo¹, Paola Sabrina Buonuomo¹, Paola Valente², Ippolita Rana³, Francesca Romana Lepri⁴, Michaela Veronika Gonfiantini¹, Andrea Bartuli¹

Affiliations

¹ Rare Diseases and Medical Genetics, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
² Pediatric Ophthalmology, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
³ General Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Cytogenetics, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 24314439
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.10.045

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Arcus Senilis / etiology
Arcus Senilis / pathology*
Child, Preschool
Humans
Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / diagnosis*
Male