Tooba Kazemi - Cardiovascular Diseases Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
Navid Rabiee - Student Research Committee, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
Ehsan Akbari - Gastroenterology Department , Razavi Hospital, Mashhad, Iran
Najme Azimifar - Student Research Committee, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
Nahid Azdaki - Cardiovascular Diseases Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.

Acutepancreatitis can infrequently be a life-threatening complication of hypertriglyceridemia. Rarely, hypertriglyceridemia can originate from an inborn genetic error in lipoproteins metabolism. This condition can be manifested by very high serum triglyceride levels (>۱۰۰۰ mg/dl) and a more severe and lethal form of pancreatitis. Here, we present a case of acute pancreatic which was found out to be a complication of an undiagnosed familial hypertriglyceridemia who died in spite of receiving conventional care and treatment. Focus is on the importance of considering infrequent etiologies of acute pancreatitis and application of more effective treatments.

Hypertriglyceridemia, Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing