Abdominal Pain as the Manifestation of Chylomicronemia Syndrome During Pregnancy: A Challenging Diagnosis

Hypertriglyceridemia is a frequent cause of acute pancreatitis. Levels higher than 1000 mg/dL are often associated with a genetic predisposition that can be aggravated by other factors such as pregnancy and poorly controlled diabetes. The authors report a 19-year-old primigravida that presented with...

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Autores principales: Parente, Catarina, Reis, Rúben, Toscano, Manuel, Botelho, Isabel, Ramos, Armindo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8101506/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33968527
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.14317