Diabetic Ketoacidosis-induced Hypertriglyceridemic Acute Pancreatitis Treated with Plasmapheresis--Recipe for Biochemical Disaster Management

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)-induced hypertriglyceridemia causing pancreatitis is an interesting phenomenon that has rarely been reported in literature. Plasmapharesis is a well known treatment modality for hypertriglyceridemia-induced pancreatitis. We report a patient with DKA-induced hypertriglycer...

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Published in:Therapeutic advances in gastrointestinal endoscopy 2014-01, Vol.7, p.51
Main Authors: Seth, Abhishek, Rajpal, Saurabh, Saigal, Taru, Bienvenu, John, Sheth, Ankur, Alexander, Jonathan S, Boktor, Moheb, Manas, Kenneth, Morris, James D, Jordan, Paul A
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Summary:Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)-induced hypertriglyceridemia causing pancreatitis is an interesting phenomenon that has rarely been reported in literature. Plasmapharesis is a well known treatment modality for hypertriglyceridemia-induced pancreatitis. We report a patient with DKA-induced hypertriglyceridemic acute pancreatitis treated successfully with plasmapharesis.
ISSN:2631-7745