En Español (Spanish Version)
by Wood D
Symptoms of Lipid Disorders
Lipid disorders usually do not cause symptoms.
In extreme cases, the following signs or symptoms may be found by medical history or physical exam:
- Fatty deposits in the skin or tendons caused by very high levels of lipids in the blood
- Pain, enlargement, or swelling (inflammation) of abdominal organs such as the liver or pancreas due to extremely high levels of triglycerides in the blood
- Changes in the blood vessels of the eye caused by elevated lipids
- Cholesterol deposits around the cornea of the eye.
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Symptoms, diagnosis, and monitoring of high cholesterol. American Heart Association
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http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/hbc. Accessed September 12, 2012.