Arterial Plaques with Hypercholesteremia

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Identifier 63_Arterial Plaques with Hypercholesteremia
Title Arterial Plaques with Hypercholesteremia
Creator David G. Cogan, MD (1908-1993)
Contributors David D. Donaldson
Affiliation (DGC) Former Director of Ophthalmology, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Subject Retina; Retinal Vessels; Retinal Drusen; Hypercholesteremia; Hyperlipidemias; Plaque, Atherosclerotic; Optic Disc Drusen; Optic Disc; Fundus Oculi
Description Presenting Symptom: Punctate white dots along retinal arteries. Pathology: Optic disk drusen. Clinical: The patient was a 65-year old female with a blood cholesterol level of 400 mg %. The fundi showed multiple small plaques along all the major retinal arteries. These partially disappeared when the cholesterol level was lowered by diet. The multiple punctate white dots, unassociated with blood vessels in the photograph, probably represent drusen and are not recognized as a manifestation of hypercholesteremia. Disease/ Diagnosis: Hypercholesterolemia
Date 1971
Language eng
Format image/jpeg
Type Image
Relation is Part of Ocular Fundus Slides
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: David G. Cogan Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Cogan/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6mk6fk7
Setname ehsl_novel_dgc
ID 177319
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6mk6fk7
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