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. 2022 Feb 10;21:21. doi: 10.1186/s12944-022-01631-z

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3

Common symptoms of familial chylomicronemia. Presence of eruptive xantomata and lipemic plasma with milky appearance are characteristic, although not specific features of familial chylomicronemia. Ophthalmological examination may reveal lipemia retinalis. Other symptoms may also be present including abdominal pain, flatulency indigestion and foggy headedness, with acute pancreatitis being the most severe complication