Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome Presenting With Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis in a Five Month Infant
2010 ◽
Vol 30
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pp. 110-112
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Keyword(s):
Familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS) is a rare disease characterized by severe fastinghypertriglyceridemia and chylomicronemia, which is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. It isarisen from apolipoprotein C-ll deficiency or Lipoprotein Lipase(LPL) Deficiency.We report a 5-month-oldmale infant FCS presenting with acute abdominal pain and post surgical diagnosis of acute necrotizingpancreatitis.Key words: Pancreatitis; chylomicronemia; hyperlipidemia; lipoprotein lipase.DOI: 10.3126/jnps.v30i2.2431J. Nepal Paediatr. Soc. May-August, 2010 Vol 30(2) 110-112
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Vol 6
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pp. 180-184
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