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In vitro fertilization-induced hypertriglyceridemia with secondary acute pancreatitis and diabetic ketoacidosis

Claire Michael Issa¹, Rani Hazar Abu Khuzam¹

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Ain Wazein Hospital, El Chouf, Lebanon.

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports

|February 24, 2017

Abstract

Introduction:

In vitro fertilization is becoming more and more popular lately, as such light is to be shed on any possible related complication. One of these complications is the possible hormonal effect on the lipid profile of the patients.

Case Presentation:

We present a case of a 39-year-old woman with no prior or family history of dyslipidemia, who presented with post in vitro fertilization severe hypertriglyceridemia and secondary acute pancreatitis and diabetic ketoacidosis. Discussion of the case is followed by a brief review of the literature related to in vitro fertilization-induced hypertriglyceridemia.

Conclusion:

This is, up to our knowledge, the sixth reported case of in vitro fertilization-induced hypertriglyceridemia with secondary acute pancreatitis. This is a serious and life-threatening complication. As such, it might be wise at least in high-risk patients (such as patients with diabetes mellitus, polycystic ovaries syndrome, obesity, and family and personal history of dyslipidemia) to screen for lipid abnormalities before initiating in vitro fertilization and monitor these levels afterward.

Keywords:

In vitro fertilization acute pancreatitis diabetic ketoacidosis hypertriglyceridemia mixed dyslipidemia

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