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Konstantinos Michalakis1, Eleni Basiakou, Theodoros Xanthos
1NIH, Endocrine Department, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. kostismichalakis@hotmail.com
Background:
A 37 year-old man presented to the emergency department complaining of six hour diffuse abdominal pain accompanied by persistent vomiting.
Case Report:
The patient had a heavy meal a few hours before. There were no signs of peritonitis. Routine laboratory examinations revealed leukocytosis, hyperglycemia and hyperamylasemia (serum amylase: 380 mg/dl, urinary amylase: 1150 mg/dl).
Conclusion:
The lipid profile revealed an impressive elevation of triglycerides (4800 mg/dl) and cholesterol (1009 mg/dl) levels. The serum was extremely lipemic. The abdomen computed tomography confirmed the diagnosis of pancreatitis.
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