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Chencheng Xie1, Dennis C Stevens1, Tamera Sturm1
1University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Abstract:
This report was prepared to describe a case in which insulin monotherapy was efficacious for the management of hypertriglyceridemia-associated pancreatitis (HGTP) in a patient who was not diabetic. Currently, there are no definite clinical guidelines or standards of practice for nondiabetic HGTP. Apart from insulin infusion, other regimens include plasmapheresis and heparin administration, both of which carry significant risks. We reported a case of a non-diabetic male with HTGP (triglyceride greater than 3,000 mg/dL) who was successfully managed with an insulin infusion. This resulted in achieving a level below 1,000 mg/dL within 28 hours of the initiation of therapy. The patient was discharged without additional incident in 72 hours. We believe that insulin monotherapy for HGTP is efficacious in non-diabetic patients and should be the regimen of choice.
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