Images in cardiovascular medicine. Specific cardiomyopathy caused by multisystemic lipid storage in Jordan's anomaly.

Abstract

A 28-year-old Japanese man was admitted in 1996 with persistently high levels of serum creatine kinase (CK), glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT), and glutamic pyruvic transaminase (GPT). Physical examination revealed no skin disorder, but showed neurosensory hearing loss and early fatigability. The CK level was 1298 U/L (normal <90 U/L), the GOT level 73 U/L (normal <30 U/L), and the GPT level 79 U/L (normal <30 U/L) on admission. The patient’s serum carnitine level was 1.57 mg/dL (normal 1.22 to 1.86 mg/dL). Typical findings of Jordan’s …