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A‐BETA‐LIPOPROTEINAEMIA
Author(s) -
EHLERS NIELS,
HANSEN HANS JACOB
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1981.tb08741.x
Subject(s) - retinol , medicine , vitamin , retinol binding protein , retinopathy , anisocoria , beta carotene , serum concentration , endocrinology , ophthalmology , vitamin a deficiency , pupil , biology , neuroscience , diabetes mellitus
A‐beta‐lipoproteinaemia in a Danish woman is reported. The ocular involvement comprised pigmentary retinopathy, anisocoria and reduced corneal sensibility. Serum concentrations of vitamin A and retinol‐binding protein (RBP) were low, but were normalized after vitamin treatment. Serum concentration of carotene was low, and not altered by treatment. The retinopathy progressed over a 2 1/2 year period in spite of controlled serum vitamin A and RBP concentrations. The possible role of vitamin A in the development of retinopathy is discussed.