Pseudohypertriglyceridaemia.
A mistake can be made in interpreting plasma triglyceride levels since in some cases pseudohypertriglyceridaemia may result from increased plasma glycerol due to a glycerol kinase deficit. Most automated triglyceride assays used in laboratories do not contain a negative control, i.e. a glycerol assay. We report two cases with pseudohypertriglyceridaemia due to hyperglycerolaemia and describe the clinical and biological features which suggested the diagnosis.
Valero
R
R
Service de Nutrition, Maladies Métaboliques et Endocrinologie, Hôpital Sainte Marguerite, CHU Marseille, France.
Atlan-Gepner
C
C
Portugal
H
H
Lesluyes
L
L
Renacco
E
E
Mely
C
C
Pauli
M
M
Heim
M
M
Vialettes
B
B
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male