Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Familial lipoprotein lipase deficiency
Treatment
A completely fat-free diet is required.
Support Groups
Expectations (prognosis)
Symptoms tend to be dramatically reduced when patients adhere to a fat-free diet.
Complications
When untreated, the excess chylomicrons may lead to bouts of pancreatitis, which can be extremely painful and even life threatening. There seems to be no increased risk for atherosclerotic heart disease.
Calling your health care provider
Seek immediate medical care if you have abdominal pain or other warning signs of pancreatitis.
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if you have a personal or family history of high triglyceride levels.
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Review Date: 05/23/2010
Reviewed By: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc., and David
C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General
Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School
of Medicine.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
