Type III hyperlipidemia (dysbetalipoproteinemia)
A 46 year old man with hyperglycemia of a few weeks duration visited the Dermatology Outpatient Clinic with skin lesions on the palms, knees and buttocks
Striate palmar xanthomata, tuberoeruptive xanthomata over the tuberosities of the elbows, and eruptive xanthomata on the buttocks. The hyperlipidemia became evident when an additional disturbance in lipid metabolism (ie glucose intolerance) was superimposed
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