Case Report: The Use of Intravenous SMOFlipid Infusion to Treat Severe Asparaginase-Induced Hypertriglyceridemia in Two Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patients

Case Report: The Use of Intravenous SMOFlipid Infusion to Treat Severe Asparaginase-Induced Hypertriglyceridemia in Two Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patients

Asparaginase-induced hypertriglyceridemia can have a spectrum of clinical presentations, from being asymptomatic to having life-threatening thrombosis or hyperviscosity syndrome. At present, there is no recommendation on routine lipid monitoring during asparaginase-containing treatment phase, nor a...

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Main Authors: Sie Chong Doris Lau, C-Khai Loh, Hamidah Alias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
acute lymphoblastic leukemia
asparaginase
hypertriglyceridemia
omega-3
SMOFlipid
pediatric
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2021.660627/full

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