Key result
Plasmapheresis successfully manages severe hypertriglyceridemia in a rare presentation of Zieve syndrome.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the potential for severe hypertriglyceridemia requiring plasmapheresis as a presentation of Zieve's syndrome.
Severe hypertriglyceridemia may signal Zieve's syndrome; first case leaves open prevalence and plasmapheresis indications.
Zieve's syndrome (ZS) is a rare disease characterized by a triad of hemolytic anemia, cholestatic jaundice, and transient hyperlipidemia seen in patients with alcoholic steatohepatitis. We report a case of ZS with severe hypertriglyceridemia. Among the reported cases of ZS in English literature, we believe this is the first case of the syndrome presenting with severe hypertriglyceridemia requiring plasmapheresis.
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Choudhry et al. (2019) conducted a case report in Zieve's syndrome with severe hypertriglyceridemia (n=1). Plasmapheresis was evaluated. A patient with Zieve's syndrome presented with severe hypertriglyceridemia that required treatment with plasmapheresis, representing the first such reported case in the English literature.
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