Severe hypertriglyceridemia in diabetic ketoacidosis accompanied by acute pancreatitis: case report.

Suk Jae Hahn, Jung hyun Park, Jong Ho Lee, Jun Kyu Lee, Kyoung Ah Kim

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Abstract

We report a case of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hypertriglyceridemia (severely elevated to 15,240 mg/dL) complicated by acute pancreatitis, which was treated successfully with insulin therapy and conservative management. A 20-yr-old woman with a history of type 1 diabetes came to the emergency department 7 months after discontinuing insulin therapy. DKA, severe hypertriglyceridemia and acute pancreatitis were diagnosed, with DKA suspected of contributing to the development of the other conditions. In Korea, two cases of DKA-induced hypertriglyceridemia and 13 cases of hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis have been previously reported separately.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1375-1378
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Korean Medical Science
Volume25
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010

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