Plasmapheresis Treatment of Hypertriglyceridemia-Induced Acute Pancreatitis: A Case Report

Hypertriglyceridemia is the third most common etiology for acute pancreatitis (AP), after alcohol and gallstones. Clinical evidence is relatively weak in its support of plasmapheresis for the treatment of hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis (HTG-AP). We report a case of severe HTG-AP in...

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Autores principales: Munoh Kenne, Foma, Cimpeanu, Emanuela, Al-Zakhari, Rana, Freg, George N, Nfonoyim, Jay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7325388/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32617231
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.8360
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Sumario:Hypertriglyceridemia is the third most common etiology for acute pancreatitis (AP), after alcohol and gallstones. Clinical evidence is relatively weak in its support of plasmapheresis for the treatment of hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis (HTG-AP). We report a case of severe HTG-AP in a young man who was successfully treated with plasmapheresis. The patient achieved full resolution of symptoms within 48 hours from presentation and was discharged two days later. To our knowledge, no other report in literatures shows such dramatic response to plasmapheresis.

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