Medical Definition of Idiopathic hyperlipaemia

1. Hyperlipoproteinaemia characterised by the presence of large amounts of chylomicrons and triglycerides in the plasma when the patient has a normal diet, and their disappearance on a fat-free diet; low alpha-and beta-lipoproteins on a normal diet, with increase on fat-free diet; decreased plasma postheparin lipolytic activity; and low tissue lipoprotein lipase activity. It is accompanied by bouts of abdominal pain, hepatosplenomegaly, pancreatitis, and eruptive xanthomas; autosomal recessive inheritance. See: familial lipoprotein lipase inhibitor. Synonym: Burger-Grutz syndrome, familial fat-induced hyperlipaemia, familial hyperchylomicronaemia, familial hypertriglyceridemia, idiopathic hyperlipaemia. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Idiopathic Hyperlipaemia

idiopathic aldosteronism
idiopathic bilateral vestibulopathy
idiopathic bone cavity
idiopathic bradycardia
idiopathic cardiomyopathy
idiopathic disease
idiopathic disorder
idiopathic epilepsy
idiopathic fibrous hyperplasia
idiopathic fibrous mediastinitis
idiopathic fibrous retroperitonitis
idiopathic gout
idiopathic hemochromatosis
idiopathic hypercalcaemic sclerosis of infants
idiopathic hyperlipaemia (current term)
idiopathic hypertension
idiopathic hypoparathyroidism
idiopathic infantilism
idiopathic interstitial fibrosis
idiopathic megacolon
idiopathic muscular atrophy
idiopathic myelofibrosis
idiopathic neuralgia
idiopathic orthostatic hypotension
idiopathic paroxysmal rhabdomyolysis
idiopathic proctitis
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

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