Hypertriglyceridemic acute pancreatitis in a patient with Sheehan's syndrome.
BACKGROUND
There is no report on case of severe acute hyperlipidemic pancreatitis after treatment of Sheehan's syndrome.


METHODS
A 32-year-old female patient was diagnosed as having acute hyperlipidemic pancreatitis after treatment of Sheehan's syndrome, and treated with diet and lipid-lowering agents in early stage.


RESULTS
Abdominal pain and fever of the patient resolved within a few days. She was subjected to diet and oral lipid-lowering therapy on the 4th day after admission. The disease did not recur during the follow-up for more than one year.


CONCLUSIONS
Estrogen replacement therapy should be prescribed for Sheehan's syndrome. The serum level of triglyceride should be monitored and treatment should be given to prevent severe acute pancreatitis. Lipid-lowering therapy in early stage is the key step towards a complete recovery.
Zhang
Wei-Zhong
WZ
Department of Surgery, Taizhou First People's Hospital, Taizhou 318020, China. zhangweizhong11@hotmail.com
Xie
Jue-Xing
JX
Shen
Jie
J
Lin
Feng
F
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000150:complications*; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000150:complications*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed