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Kumar P, Ghosh A, Sinha N, Tonk R. Secondary hypertriglyceridemia causing recurrent acute pancreatitis with normal pancreatic enzymes. Indian J Crit Care Med 2018; 22 (5):381-383.
Hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) is the third leading cause of acute pancreatitis (APs) worldwide which is invariably associated with elevated pancreatic enzyme levels. We present a case of HTG-induced recurrent AP with normal serum amylase and lipase levels in a patient of Syndrome Z.
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