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Query: UMLS:C0024141 (systemic lupus erythematosus)
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The case of a girl aged 19 yr with hypertriglyceridemia and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is described. The girl had been admitted to a Lipid Outpatient Clinic in 1981 and diagnosed as having a Type I hyperlipidemia pattern. In November 1984 the patient acutely developed a SLE syndrome. Steroid treatment led to a dramatic fall of serum triglycerides from a starting value of 2100 mg/dl to 95 mg/dl. The role of steroids in completely correcting genetically deficient Lipoprotein Lipase Activity (LLA) is discussed.
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PMID:A case of association between type I hyperlipoproteinemia and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Effects of steroid treatment. 357 55