3.1.5.3 Type III hyperlipidemia (familial dysbetalipoproteinemia), APOE, others

Type III Apo E2/2 Dysbetalipoproteinemia Presenting with Rectal Hemorrhaging from Ischemic Colitis

A 64-year-old woman was hospitalized with abdominal pain and gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhaging. She was severely anemic with marked elevation of both cholesterol and triglycerides. The patient was transfused. Colonoscopy revealed severe right-sided ischemic colitis. A two-dimensional (2-D)... more