light chain myeloma induced severe hypertriglyceridemia
;Shafeeque Rahman;Prabhat Kumar;Subodh Kumar Mahto;Rajinder Singh Tonk;Rajesh S Taneja
JAMA network open2017Vol. 11pp. OD01-OD03
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Abstract
Hyperlipidemia is very common in general population and incidence has further increased in recent years. Evaluation of patient presenting
with lipid disorders is essential to obtain a definite diagnosis to prevent complications, and apply the most appropriate treatment. An
isolated elevation in triglyceride levels may be caused by a primary disorder of lipid metabolism like familial hypertriglyceridemia. It may
also arise secondary to a number of conditions like diabetes mellitus, alcohol intake, hypothyroidism, drugs, infections and nephrotic
syndrome. Herein, we describe a case of secondary hypertriglyceridemia leading to Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) in a young
female which was attributed to Multiple Myeloma (MM). Significant reduction in triglyceride levels after starting anti-myeloma therapy
established their relation. This is the first case of light chain myeloma causing severe secondary hypertriglyceridemia.