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• TITLE: Family Dyslipidemia Revealed by a Cornean Bow in a Guinean

  AUTHORS: Bah Mamadou Bassirou, Balde El Hadj Yaya, Balde Alpha Ibrahima, Beavogui Mariame, Camara Abdoulaye, Barry Ibrahima Sory, Balde Mamadou Aliou, Sylla Ibrahima Sory, Kone Alpha, Ngaide Alhassane Aliou, Mamy Adrien, Balde Mamadou Dadh

  KEYWORDS: Corneal Arch, Familial Dyslipidemia, Guinea

  JOURNAL NAME: World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases, Vol.10 No.7, July 20, 2020

  ABSTRACT: Object: The aim of this study was to describe a familial dyslipidemia revealed by a corneal arch. Familial hypercholesterolemia is a rare and severe hereditary dyslipidemia with an exceptional homozygous form. He was a 43-year-old patient admitted with visual disturbance, xanthomatous papule and orange coloring at the level evolving for 5 years, no personal history of cardiovascular disease, having a family history of lipid disorders in siblings, as a cardiovascular risk factor: age over 50 and the male gender, normal cardio pulmonary examination, blood pressure at 120/80 mmhg, heart rate 78 bpm, in whom the ophthalmological examination shows a yellowish spot on the cornea (Figure 1). We report the case of familial dyslipidemia revealed by a corneal spot in Guinea.More recent studies increasingly suggest that it is much more widespread than previously thought: 1/200 to 1/400. Familial dyslipidemia is a rare and severe metabolic abnormality. It should be screened as early as possible like any other cardiovascular risk factor for atheroma to avoid the occurrence of a major cardiovascular event.