Acute pancreatitis secondary to hypertriglyceridemia precipitated by diabetic ketoacidosis in a previously undiagnosed ketosis-prone patient with diabetes mellitus.

We report a case of acute pancreatitis secondary to hypertriglyceridemia precipitated by diabetic ketoacidosis and postulate that this unusual presentation is due to the patient being prone to ketosis. PMID: 29706815 [PubMed]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29706815?dopt=Abstract

Source: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings - April 1, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Ramachandran V, Vila DM, Cochran JM, Caruso AC, Balchandani R Tags: Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) Source Type: research

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