Hyperlipidemia - paediatric aspect
Krystyna Wąsowska-Królikowska, Marek Kurnatowski, Aneta Krogulska
Med Sci Monit 1997; 3(6): CS924-928
ID: 501833
Available online: 1997-11-03
Published: 1997-11-03
Hyperlipidemia is very rare in children, however it is very significant due to its influence on atherosclerotic changes development in the future. In this study we present clinical course, diagnosis and treatment of two boys aged 5 and 9 with type IIa familial hypercholesterolemia.
Keywords: hypercholesterolemia in children, familial hypercholesterolemia