[Successful treatment of severe hypertriglyceridemia with plasmapheresis--case report].
Presented case report shows hypertriglycerydemia treatment problem in 26-year-old woman with 2 episodes of acute pancreatitis history. Very high serum triglycerides concentration and clinical symptoms suggested chylomicronemia syndrome with urgent need for treatment. After a course of several subsequent therapeutic plasmapheresis triglycerides significantly decreased. Safety and effectiveness of this method was confirmed.
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Katarzyna
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Uniwersytet Medyczny w Poznaniu, Klinika Chorób Wewnetrznych, Zaburzeń Metabolicznych i Nadciśnienia Tetniczego.
Bogdański
Paweł
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Pupek-Musialik
Danuta
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications; D010956:Plasmapheresis