If Coexist, Hypertriglyceridemia and Not Chronic Alcoholism is a More Direct and Immediate Cause of Acute Pancreatitis: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Abstract

In a patient who is a chronic alcoholic and also has hypertriglyceredemia, the latter is a more likely and important cause of acute pancreatitis. Even though alcohol is the most common cause of acute pancreatitis, but if there is no binge drinking in a chronic alcoholic patient who also has concomitant hypertriglyceredemia, then latter is the more likely cause of acute pancreatitis. We present a similar case where a chronic alcoholic person developed acute pancreatitis with normal blood alcohol levels and severe elevation of serum triglyceride levels.