A Case of Familial Lecithin-cholesterol Acyltransferase (LCAT) Deficiency
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
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: 831-834, 2008.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To report a case of a familial lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) deficiency patient with bilateral corneal opacities. CASESUMMARY:
A 26-year-old man with bilateral corneal opacities visited our hospital. We took slit lamp examination, corneal thickness measurement, corneal endothelial cell counts and fundus examination. Blood and urine tests were included. Kidney biopsy was done. The tissues were observed by a light microscopy and an electron microscopy. Hemolytic anemia, proteinuria, hematuria, hypertriglyceridemia, decreased HDL cholesterol level, and lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) deficiency were found. At kidney biopsy, electron-lucent vacuoles and lamellar inclusion body were found.CONCLUSIONS:
Bilateral corneal opacities can be an imporant clinical sign of systemic disease which is caused by abnormal lipid metabolism like the familial lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) deficiency.
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Main subject:
Proteinuria
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Vacuoles
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Biopsy
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Microscopy, Electron
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Hypertriglyceridemia
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Inclusion Bodies
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Corneal Opacity
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Endothelial Cells
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Lipid Metabolism
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Corneal Pachymetry
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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