title: [Successful treatment of severe hypertriglyceridemia with plasmapheresis--case report].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Uniwersytet Medyczny w Poznaniu, Klinika Chorób Wewnetrznych, Zaburzeń Metabolicznych i Nadciśnienia Tetniczego.
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hen
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bogdański
authors.forename: Danuta
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pupek-Musialik
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications; D010956:Plasmapheresis