Abstract
A 40-year-old woman at 35 weeks of gestation presented with abdominal pain and hypertriglyceridemia of above 5000 mg/dL. Following lab tests and imaging studies, she was diagnosed with hypertriglyceridemia-related acute pancreatitis in pregnancy. She was managed with NPO, IV insulin, and peripheral parenteral nutrition, but her condition further complicated with preeclampsia, and she was induced and delivered at 36 weeks of gestation. Genetic testing revealed a heterozygous variant in the CREB3L3 gene predisposing to severe hypertriglyceridemia. Postpartum lifestyle modifications, including a low-fat diet and routine exercise, significantly improved her lipid profile.
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