Acute pancreatitis in a patient with glycogen storage disease type 1a

A female child, 13 months of age, presented to our institution and was of short stature (68.2  cm;–2.5 standard deviation [SD]) and low weight (7655 g,–1.5 SD). She had hypertriglyceridemia (triglyceride (TG): 1100 mg/dL, total cholesterol (TC): 237 mg/dL) with mild hepatomegaly and did not present with hypoglycemia. We initially suspected a lipid metabolism disorder. At 19 months, t he child was admitted to our institution again because of a viral infection. She had hypoglycemia (64 mg/dL), hyperlactatemia (84.7 mg/dL), hyperuricemia (13.5 mg/dL), hypertriglyceridemia (1124 mg/dL), and exacerbated hepatomegaly.

Source: Pediatrics and Neonatology - February 19, 2019 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Kaname Hirashima, Jun Kido, Shirou Matsumoto, Kimitoshi Nakamura Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research