Severe Hypertriglyceridemia Associated with Pegylated Asparaginase Successfully Treated with Plasma Exchange
Asparaginase (ASP), a chemotherapy treatment used for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), is known to provoke severe hypertriglyceridemia (HTG). We report the case of a woman with a history of obesity and diabetes mellitus who developed severe HTG (up to 7305 mg/dL) after receiving a pegylated form...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2022-08-01
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| Series: | Plasmatology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/26348535221107531 |