Xanthomas Can Be Misdiagnosed and Mistreated in Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia Patients: A Call for Increased Awareness Among Dermatologists and Health Care Practitioners

• Main Authors: Fahad Alnouri (Author), Faisal A. Al-Allaf (Author), Mohammad Athar (Author), Zainularifeen Abduljaleel (Author), Moheeb Alabdullah (Author), Dalal Alammari (Author), Menwar Alanazi (Author), Fahmi Alkaf (Author), Abeer Allehyani (Author), Mohammad A. Alotaiby (Author), Abdullah Alshehri (Author), Abdellatif Bouazzaoui (Author), Hussam Karrar (Author), Mohiuddin M. Taher (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal dominant inherited genetic disorder and results in the development of coronary artery disease (CAD). Clinical diagnosis of homozygous HH patients is usually straightforward because persistent hypercholesterolemia can produce xanthoma and...