Severe Hypertriglyceridemia in Diabetic Ketoacidosis Accompanied by Acute Pancreatitis: Case Report.
10.3346/jkms.2010.25.9.1375
- Author:
Suk Jae HAHN
1
;
Jung Hyun PARK
;
Jong Ho LEE
;
Jun Kyu LEE
;
Kyoung Ah KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Dongguk University School of Medicine, Goyang, Korea. kyoung-ah.kim@duih.org
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1;
Diabetic Ketoacidosis;
Hypertriglyceridemia;
Acute Pancreatitis
- MeSH:
Acute Disease;
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/complications/diagnosis/therapy;
Diabetic Ketoacidosis/complications/*diagnosis/therapy;
Female;
Humans;
Hypertriglyceridemia/complications/*diagnosis/therapy;
Insulin/therapeutic use;
Pancreatitis/complications/*diagnosis;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Young Adult
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2010;25(9):1375-1378
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report a case of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hypertriglyceridemia (severely elevated to 15,240 mg/dL) complicated by acute pancreatitis, which was treated successfully with insulin therapy and conservative management. A 20-yr-old woman with a history of type 1 diabetes came to the emergency department 7 months after discontinuing insulin therapy. DKA, severe hypertriglyceridemia and acute pancreatitis were diagnosed, with DKA suspected of contributing to the development of the other conditions. In Korea, two cases of DKA-induced hypertriglyceridemia and 13 cases of hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis have been previously reported separately.
