An interesting case of familial chylomicronemia syndrome in a cleft palate child

H. S. Adenwalla; P. V. Narayanan; C. J. Rajshree; Rati Santhakumar

doi:10.4103/0970-0358.41116

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2008; 41(01): 70-72
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.41116

Case Report

Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

An interesting case of familial chylomicronemia syndrome in a cleft palate child

H. S. Adenwalla

Departments of Plastic Surgery

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P. V. Narayanan

Departments of Plastic Surgery

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C. J. Rajshree

Departments of Plastic Surgery

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Rati Santhakumar

¹Pediatrics and Burns, Charles Pinto Centre for Cleft Lip, Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies,Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Trichur - 680 005, Kerala, India

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ABSTRACT

familial chylomicronemia syndrome is a very rare condition with an incidence of one in one million. we report such a condition detected incidentally in a cleft child.

KEYWORDS

Familial hyperlipoprotenemia - lipoprotein lipase

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