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View larger version (69K): [in this window] [in a new window]   A previously healthy, 38-year-old man with a family history of early cerebrovascular accidents presented with a sudden eruption of pink papules with creamy-colored centers on his arms and upper torso (Panels A and B). He was otherwise asymptomatic and had no abdominal pain. The results of laboratory tests performed while the patient was fasting included a total cholesterol level of 1268 mg per deciliter (32.8 mmol per liter), a total triglyceride level of 8869 mg per deciliter (100.1 mmol per liter), a glucose level of 241 mg per deciliter (13.4 mmol per liter), and a glycosylated hemoglobin value of 13.4 . . . [Full Text of this Article]

 

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