Spuriously Normal Amylase Levels in a Patient With Acute Pancreatitis Secondary to Hypertriglyceridemia

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Abstract
Acute pancreatitis is a disease that has varied clinical manifestations often requiring clinicians to rely on laboratory tests, such as serum amylase and lipase, as diagnostic aids. 1 ,2 Patients with acute pancreatitis, however, can have normal amylase levels as a result of hypertriglyceridemia. 3 The aims of this report are to describe a case of acute pancreatitis secondary to hypertriglyceridemia, to discuss the diagnostic dilemma caused by lactescent plasma, and to review the therapeutic options for this type of pancreatitis.