Open AccessHypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis with diabetic ketoacidosis: A rare presentation of type 1 diabetes mellitus
Author(s) -
Prabhat Kumar,
Abhishek Sakwariya,
Amit Ranjan Sultania,
Renu Dabas
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of laboratory physicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0974-7826
pISSN - 0974-2727
DOI - 10.4103/jlp.jlp_53_17
Subject(s) - diabetic ketoacidosis , medicine , acute pancreatitis , hypertriglyceridemia , pancreatitis , diabetes mellitus , complication , insulin , ketoacidosis , type 1 diabetes , type 2 diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , pediatrics , triglyceride , cholesterol
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a frequently encountered complication of diabetes mellitus. DKA is an insulin deficit state and results in moderate to severe hypertriglyceridemia (HTG). HTG is the third leading cause of acute pancreatitis (AP) and often goes unnoticed. The triad of DKA, HTG, and AP is rarely seen, and literature on the same is sparse. We report a case of AP which was due to DKA-induced secondary HTG in an adult with previously undiagnosed type 1 diabetes. His HbA1c was significantly raised, and C-peptide level was low, confirming chronic hyperglycemia. He was treated successfully with insulin infusion, intravenous crystalloid, and analgesics.