Dr. Xu Biao, Chief Physician, Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine
One day, an old patient was accompanied by his wife and went to my clinic for review. After checking the old man, I accidentally looked over at his wife and found a problem in her eyes. I asked the old lady if she had high blood lipids. Laughtered and denied. In my repeated persuasion, she went to check the blood lipids. The next day, the old woman came to me with a report. She wondered once again: “Doctor, how can you see that I have high cholesterol? ? So, I told her about blood lipids.
Although it is a hidden health killer, hyperlipidemia still reveals some clues. One of the most important signals is 'yellow tumor' and 'elderly ring'. The old man's left eyelid has a mung bean-sized yellow tumor. , This is the xanthoma, and sometimes it may appear as an orange or red-brown plaque or nodule. It is superficial. It may also occur in other parts of the face or knees, etc. Together, xanthomas are formed by accumulation of fat under the skin, and are often characterized by elevated blood lipids. Once a long yellow tumor is found, they should go to the hospital to check for blood lipids.
The 'elderly ring' refers to the grayish-white ring around the edge of the black eye, a ring structure about 1 to 2 mm wide, which occurs most often in elderly people with arteriosclerosis and hypercholesterolemia, and occasionally in young people with high blood lipids. Humans. When the blood lipids in the blood vessels and aqueous humor of the eye are too high, lipids will deposit in the corneal tissue, forming an off-white ring at the corneal border. Elderly people with a geriatric ring, the total cholesterol level is significantly higher than other elderly people. People, and almost all have different degrees of cerebral arteriosclerosis. Therefore, the elderly ring is considered to be a danger signal of hypercholesterolemia and cerebral arteriosclerosis. If the young and middle-aged people under the age of 40 have a senior age ring, they should be highly valued. Check as soon as possible.
However, no xanthoma and geriatric rings do not represent high blood lipids. There are no obvious symptoms in the early stages of hyperlipidemia. Routine routine blood lipid examinations can be performed as soon as possible.
