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  1.                             Hyperlipidemia
  2. SYMPTOMS may include pinkish-yellow lumps around the knees, palms, eyelids,
  3. elbows, leg and hand tendons and buttocks, abdominal pain, spleen and liver
  4. enlargement.
  5. CAUSES. Kidney disease, alcoholism, diet, inborn fault or diabetes. This is
  6. associated with a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, coronary artery
  7. disease and obstruction of blood vessels in the leg.
  8. TREATMENT. Weight reduction, medication prescribed. Consult a nutritionist.