Abstract
Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis is a rare, inherited lipid-storage disease clinically characterized by tendon xanthoma, progressive neurologic dysfunction(cerebellar ataxia, spinal cord involvement, mental retardation), premature atherosclerosis and cataracts. Substantial elevation of serum cholestanol and urinary bile alcohols with low to normal plasma cholesterol concentrations establishes the diagnosis. Up to now, there have not been any reported case of cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis in Korea. So, we report herein a 36-year-old Korean woman with the clinical features of cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1261-1263 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Korean Journal of Dermatology |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| Publication status | Published - 2002 Oct 1 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Dermatology