Giant-cell arteritis and hypothyroidism.

Abstract

Benign normolipoproteinaemic acanthocytosisAcanthocyes, or spiky red cells, in neurological disorders have been described in association with normal serum lipoproteins,24 hypobetalipoproteinaemia,4 and abetalipoproteinaemia.'These cells are morphologically indistinguishable from "burr" cells, or "spur" cells in American reports (acanthos, thorn).'The third family in the United Kingdom with normolipoproteinaemic acanthocytosis is described here.