Medications Are Not Enough: Interdisciplinary Treatment of Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome in Pregnancy

A 28-year-old G2P1001 woman presents with epigastric pain and pancreatitis at 7 weeks and 4 days gestation. Her blood work results as “lipemic” specimens with an abnormal lipid panel, most notably with severely elevated triglycerides of 5,160 mg/dL. Abdominal ultrasound showed hepatosplenomegaly but did not visualize her pancreas well; CT/MRI were deferred because of her pregnancy.She had greater than fifty lifetime admissions for recurrent pancreatitis, the first at age 4. Her family is Southeast Asian, and her father and brother have recurrent pancreatitis too.
Source: Journal of Clinical Lipidology - Category: Lipidology Authors: Tags: Lipid Management through Nutrition, Supplements and Lifestyle Therapies Source Type: research