title: Rash, abdominal pain and hyponatraemia.
abstract: Hypertriglyceridaemia is a rare precipitant of acute pancreatitis. We present a patient with acute pancreatitis and hyponatraemia in association with severe hyperlipidaemia, predominantly hypertriglyceridaemia. The patient was successfully treated with plasma exchange therapy.
authors.affiliation: Renal Unit and Department of Surgery, Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Raza
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tikkisetty
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lagattolla
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000208:Acute Disease; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology*; D010951:Plasma Exchange