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Incidental diagnosis of LPL deficiency in an infant presenting with an acute respiratory infection.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Apr 2022
Thowfeek Zeenath Thaneefa Mohamed, Amarakoon Givani, Mendis Devan, Jasinge Eresha, Hooper Amanda J, Burnett John R
Abstract excerpt
Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) deficiency is an extremely rare disorder of lipid metabolism known to cause hypertriglyceridaemia in childhood. We report the incidental diagnosis of LPL deficiency in an infant presenting with an acute respiratory tract infection. The patient was initially treated for a lower respiratory tract infection, but was subsequently found to have milky appearance of the serum, with a...
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