January 1, 2024Residência PediátricaOpen Access

Infant with severe hypertriglyceridemia: a case report of familial chylomicronemia syndrome

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Population

1 2 months old male infant with severe hypertriglyceridemia, hepatomegaly, steatosis, and lipemia retinalis

Comparison

Exchange transfusion blood

Design

Case report

Authors

JRJ A RangelInstituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia WMWallace Meireles ALAna Carolina Andrade Biaggi LeiteUniversidad Publica de Navarra

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Framework:* LEAVES OPEN (Level 5 evidence).

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Population

1 male infant, 2 months old, with severe hypertriglyceridemia (familial chylomicronemia syndrome), hepatomegaly, steatosis, and lipemia retinalis.

Intervention

Exchange transfusion blood

Outcome

Reduction of triglycerides to acceptable levelssurrogate

This case highlights the use of exchange transfusion for the acute management of severe hypertriglyceridemia in an infant with familial chylomicronemia syndrome to prevent acute pancreatitis.

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Rangel et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8d37ef37479a8d604ac43e https://doi.org/10.25060/residpediatr-2024.v14n1-923

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Infant with severe hypertriglyceridemia: a case report of familial chylomicronemia syndrome

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Infant with severe hypertriglyceridemia: a case report of familial chylomicronemia syndrome

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