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Two Siblings with Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome : Disease Course and Effectiveness of Early Treatment
Joint Authors
al-Azkawi, Hanan
AlAlwan, Ibrahim
Source
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-12-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
There are no adequate data that evaluate the safety and effectiveness of lowering triglyceride levels in very young children.
The authors report a family with two male siblings, 7 and 4 years old, affected by familial hyperchylomicronemia.
The oldest was diagnosed at birth during evaluation of jaundice, and the youngest showed asymptomatic hypertriglyceridemia by 6 months of age.
Due to high triglyceride levels, Gemfibrozil (a fibric acid derivative) was started at diagnosis.
Close clinical followup and laboratory monitoring of these children showed no side effects from the drug, and the risk of acute pancreatitis was significantly reduced.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Azkawi, Hanan& AlAlwan, Ibrahim. 2010. Two Siblings with Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome : Disease Course and Effectiveness of Early Treatment. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-499655
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Azkawi, Hanan& AlAlwan, Ibrahim. Two Siblings with Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome : Disease Course and Effectiveness of Early Treatment. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-499655
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Azkawi, Hanan& AlAlwan, Ibrahim. Two Siblings with Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome : Disease Course and Effectiveness of Early Treatment. Case Reports in Medicine. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-499655
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-499655