Hipertrigliceridemia en paciente de 21 años provocada por deficiencia de glicerol cinasa

Abstract

Hypertriglyceridemia is an alteration of triglycerides that can trigger multiple complications or pathologies such as acute pancreatitis, diabetes or cardiovascular diseases, in patients who develop it there is a greater probability of mortality. Depending on the complexity of hypertriglyceridemia, they are classified according to their blood serum triglyceride levels as moderate, severe, and very severe. There are two causes for which hypertriglyceridemia can occur, the primary one is due to genetic conditions that can present severe, mild or asymptomatic symptoms and the secondary one is acquired due to environmental factors, malnutrition, obesity or alcoholism. The developed study is of a descriptive type, using an analysis method to search for validated information in high-impact journals, and obtain the information that allows explaining the reason for high levels of triglycerides in relation to the case presented. The dyslipidemia analyzed was related to various aspects of the patient, such as normal body mass index, no family history of cardiovascular disease, and absence of symptoms. The clinical utility of laboratory tests allows timely diagnosis of these patients with glycerol kinase deficiency. Their normal lipid profile is due to the fact that the absence of glycerol kinase only affects plasma concentrations of triglycerides.