Hypertriglyceridaemia-induced pancreatitis – A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge
Hypertriglyceridaemia is a known but relatively rare cause of acute pancreatitis. It requires a high level of clinical suspicion to be diagnosed. We report a 43-year-old male with type 2 diabetes mellitus, diagnosed initially to have alcoholic pancreatitis not responding to conservative management....
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| description | Hypertriglyceridaemia is a known but relatively rare cause of acute pancreatitis. It requires a high level of clinical suspicion to be diagnosed. We report a 43-year-old male with type 2 diabetes mellitus, diagnosed initially to have alcoholic pancreatitis not responding to conservative management. Serum triglycerides (TGs) were high, and this caused pancreatitis. Following lipid-lowering measures, including insulin infusion, the TG level came down and the patient improved. This case highlights the need to rule out hypertriglyceridaemia as a cause of pancreatitis, as the treatment of this entity is different. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-29d6578522524a5e8fdbd9b8f573a7e92025-01-11T09:46:58ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Clinical and Scientific Research2277-57062277-83572024-12-0113Suppl 1S58S6010.4103/jcsr.jcsr_176_23Hypertriglyceridaemia-induced pancreatitis – A diagnostic and therapeutic challengeSavitha ManavalanSudhinder MuraliSudha VidyasagarSabika BegumHypertriglyceridaemia is a known but relatively rare cause of acute pancreatitis. It requires a high level of clinical suspicion to be diagnosed. We report a 43-year-old male with type 2 diabetes mellitus, diagnosed initially to have alcoholic pancreatitis not responding to conservative management. Serum triglycerides (TGs) were high, and this caused pancreatitis. Following lipid-lowering measures, including insulin infusion, the TG level came down and the patient improved. This case highlights the need to rule out hypertriglyceridaemia as a cause of pancreatitis, as the treatment of this entity is different.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jcsr.jcsr_176_23acute pancreatitishypertriglyceridaemiainsulin |
| spellingShingle | Savitha Manavalan Sudhinder Murali Sudha Vidyasagar Sabika Begum Hypertriglyceridaemia-induced pancreatitis – A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research acute pancreatitis hypertriglyceridaemia insulin |
| title | Hypertriglyceridaemia-induced pancreatitis – A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge |
| title_full | Hypertriglyceridaemia-induced pancreatitis – A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge |
| title_fullStr | Hypertriglyceridaemia-induced pancreatitis – A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hypertriglyceridaemia-induced pancreatitis – A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge |
| title_short | Hypertriglyceridaemia-induced pancreatitis – A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge |
| title_sort | hypertriglyceridaemia induced pancreatitis a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge |
| topic | acute pancreatitis hypertriglyceridaemia insulin |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jcsr.jcsr_176_23 |
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