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45. lipemia retinalis

As a result of the chylomicron-rich blood within them, all retinal vessels in this disorder appear creamy white, salmon-pink, oryellow-gray. Consequently, arteries are distinguishable from veins only by their smaller caliber. This funduscopic appearance generally occurs only when theserum triglyceride concentration exceeds 4000 mg/dL. In this patient, the serum triglyceride level was 21,040 mg/dL, and the serum looked like cream (imageabove).

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Source:  OpenStax, Images of memorable cases: 50 years at the bedside. OpenStax CNX. Dec 08, 2008 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col10449/1.7
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