Lipoprotein-X: A Case of Falsely Elevated LDL Hypercholesterolemia

Jacob Y. Mok, MD; Jaime Burkle, MD

JACC: Case Reports (May 2023)

Lipoprotein-X: A Case of Falsely Elevated LDL Hypercholesterolemia

Jacob Y. Mok, MD,
Jaime Burkle, MD

Affiliations

Jacob Y. Mok, MD: Address for correspondence: Dr Jacob Y. Mok, Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Georgia Heart Institute, 743 Spring Street NE, Suite 710, Gainesville, Georgia 30501, USA.; Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Georgia Heart Institute
Jaime Burkle, MD: Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Georgia Heart Institute

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13
p. 101799

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Lipoprotein-X is an extremely rare cause of severe hyperlipidemia. We present a case of a 26-year-old man with primary sclerosing cholangitis who developed lipoprotein X-induced pseudohyponatremia with severe hyponatremia. In this case report, we also discuss the diagnostic approach and the treatment for lipoprotein X. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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