Open AccessA Quiet Type I Hyperlipidemia in Pregnancy: Review and Report of a Case
Author(s) -
Martinez L. R.,
Degennaro V. A.,
Veloso E. J.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016347309157098
Subject(s) - medicine , hyperlipidemia , pregnancy , disease , endocrinology , pediatrics , gastroenterology , obstetrics , immunology , diabetes mellitus , genetics , biology
. Hyperlipoproteinemia is a condition characterized by increase lipid content of the blood. It may occur as a primary familial disease or as secondary to various clinical conditions such as seen in systemic lupus, alcoholism and liver disease. Of the primary forms of hyperlipoproteinemia, Type I is the least common and to our knowledge this condition has not been previously reported in pregnancy. The present report deals with Type I Hyperlipoproteinemia in a 32 weeks pregnant patient, confirmed by electrophoresis study.