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

Abhishek Seth | Zendy; Saurabh Rajpal | Zendy; Taru Saigal | Zendy; John Bienvenu | Zendy; Ankur Sheth | Zendy; J. Steven Alexander | Zendy; Moheb Boktor | Zendy; Kenneth Manas | Zendy; James Morris | Zendy; Paul Jordan | Zendy

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

Author(s) -

Abhishek Seth,

Saurabh Rajpal,

Taru Saigal,

John Bienvenu,

Ankur Sheth,

J. Steven Alexander,

Moheb Boktor,

Kenneth Manas,

James Morris,

Paul Jordan

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

clinical medicine insights gastroenterology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373

H-Index - 11

ISSN - 1179-5522

DOI - 10.4137/cgast.s18557

Subject(s) - hypertriglyceridemia , diabetic ketoacidosis , pancreatitis , medicine , acute pancreatitis , plasmapheresis , ketoacidosis , intensive care medicine , gastroenterology , diabetes mellitus , pediatrics , triglyceride , endocrinology , immunology , cholesterol , type 1 diabetes , antibody

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.

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