Hypertriglyceridemia Associated with Thrombocytopenia and Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency

Letters and Corrections1 November 1981Hypertriglyceridemia Associated with Thrombocytopenia and Lipoprotein Lipase DeficiencyL. ROMICS, M.D.L. ROMICS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-95-5-660_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: We read with great interest the brief report of Durrington and associates (1) on the joint occurrence of severe hypertriglyceridemia and pancytopenia.A 34-year-old woman followed by us for 9 years has thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, and, occasionally, anemia. Her mother has type V hyperlipoproteinemia. Of her father we know only that he took Clofibrate at one time, was obese, and died at age 56 from myocardial infarction; we had not examined him.The abdominal pains of the patient started at the age of 15 and have persisted with variable intensity since then. A low-fat diet considerably reduces her...References1. DURRINGTONMACIVERHOLDSWORTHGALTON PJGD. Severe hypertriglyceridemia associated with pancytopenia and lipoprotein lipase deficiency. Ann Intern Med. 1981;94:211-2. LinkGoogle Scholar2. BEAUMONTCARLSONCOOPERFEJFARFREDERICKSONSTRAUSS JLGZDT. Classification of hyperlipidemias and hyperlipoproteinemias. Bull WHO. 1970;43:891-915. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. BOBERG J. Quantitative determination of heparin released lipoprotein lipase activity in human plasma. Lipids. 1970;5:452-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. BRECKENRIDGELITTLESTEINERCHOWPOAPST WJGAM. Hypertriglyceridemia associated with deficiency of apolipoprotein C-II. N Engl J Med. 1978;298:1265-73. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByLipoprotein lipase deficiency/type I hyperlipoproteinemia 1 November 1981Volume 95, Issue 5Page: 660-661KeywordsAbdominal painAnemiaDietLipasesLipoproteinsMyocardial infarctionOverweight Issue Published: 1 November 1981 PDF DownloadLoading ...