Author(s)

Bah Mamadou Bassirou¹, Balde El Hadj Yaya¹, Balde Alpha Ibrahima², Beavogui Mariame¹, Camara Abdoulaye^1*, Barry Ibrahima Sory¹, Balde Mamadou Aliou¹, Sylla Ibrahima Sory^1,2, Kone Alpha³, Ngaide Alhassane Aliou⁴, Mamy Adrien¹, Balde Mamadou Dadh¹

¹Ignace Deen National Hospital Cardiology Department, Conakry, Republic of Guinea.
²Department of Ophthalmology, Department of the Armed Forces, Conakry, Republic of Guinea.
³Cardiology Department of Donka National Hospital, Conakry, Republic of Guinea.
⁴Department of Hospital Cardiology of Grand Yoff, Dakar, Senegal.

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.

Corneal Arch, Familial Dyslipidemia, Guinea

Bassirou, B. , Yaya, B. , Ibrahima, B. , Mariame, B. , Abdoulaye, C. , Sory, B. , Aliou, B. , Sory, S. , Alpha, K. , Aliou, N. , Adrien, M. and Dadh, B. (2020) Family Dyslipidemia Revealed by a Cornean Bow in a Guinean. World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases, 10, 455-459. doi: 10.4236/wjcd.2020.107045.