Hypertriglyceridemia revealing acute pancreatitis: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is considered one of the potentially rare complications of severe hypertriglyceridemia (HTG). Multiple treatment modalities have been suggested for patients with HTG-AP, such as permanent removal of TG by plasmapheresis, the use of insulin and heparin to enhance lipoprotein lipase activity and fibrate therapy, but the data remains limited.

Case management

we reported a case of 33-year-old women admitted for HTG-induced PA (HTG-AP). The patient had hypertriglyceridemia for 7 years under fibrate therapy as a medical history. On admission to our intensive care unit, his triglyceride level was 1060 mg/dl and the lipase level was 298 IU/L. An abdominal CT scan revealed stage E AP. The patient was treated with a low dose insulin infusion (0.05

SUBMITTER: Ghizlane EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8519797 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature