Management of asymptomatic severe hypertriglyceridemia

Nathalie V Scherer; Dipesh Bista

doi:10.1080/08998280.2021.1960123

Management of asymptomatic severe hypertriglyceridemia

Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2021 Aug 12;35(1):58-59. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2021.1960123. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Nathalie V Scherer¹, Dipesh Bista²

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, Texas Christian University and University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center, Fort Worth, Texas.

Abstract

Severe hypertriglyceridemia is an urgent presentation that requires acute treatment. We present a rare case that could not be controlled by medical management and required plasmapheresis.

Keywords: Plasmapheresis; severe hypertriglyceridemia; therapeutic plasma exchange; triglycerides.

Publication types

Case Reports