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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-12-13
pubmed:abstractText
This report details four patients who had skin tags, mainly on their torso, neck, and axillae, and who also displayed an abnormal lipid profile. All showed an increased serum triglyceride (fasting > 1.70 mmol/litre) and a decreased high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (< 1.1 mmol/litre in women and 1.0 mmol/litre for men) concentration. The displayed lipid profile is also known as the atherogenic profile and is associated with insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Two of the patients had impaired glucose tolerance and one had type 2 diabetes mellitus. Three of the individuals had coronary artery disease. Skin tags might be a useful clinical sign that could alert clinicians to screen such individuals for abnormal lipids, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0021-9746
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
53
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
873-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Skin tags and the atherogenic lipid profile.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemical Pathology, Guy's, St Thomas's, University Lewisham Hospital, London SE13 6LH, UK. martin.crook@gstt.sthames.nhs.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports