[A case of the long-term observation of Bürger-Grütz disease].
The authors observed Bürger-Grütz disease (primary hyperchylomicronemia, painful recurrent xanthomatosis, hepatosplenomegaly, hyperglycemia) for 20 years in a 54-year-old female patient. The disease ran a benign course. No marked vascular lesions, progressive atherosclerosis, diabetes mellitus arose. This is an original report of Bürger-Grütz disease long-term course and life-long heparin treatment in this country.