A Case of “Milky Blood”. Presentation of a Puerto Rican Infant with Severe Hyperlipidemia

Authors

  • Hector Acevedo Associate Professor, Attending Pediatrician, San Juan Bautista School of Medicine, Puerto Rico, USA
  • Grecia Pérez de la Peña Medical Student, 4th year, San Juan Bautista School of Medicine, Puerto Rico, USA
  • Jorge Pérez Professor, San Juan Bautista School of Medicine, Puerto Rico, USA

Keywords:

Infants, Familial chylomicronemia syndrome, Hyperlipidemia.

Abstract

Familial Chylomicronemia’s incidence is one in a million which would explain why it has been rarely
described in the literature as initially presenting in infants. In fact, this is one of the few reported
cases, and the first reported in a Puerto Rican infant. The Incidental finding of lipemic “milky” blood
led to the discovery and consequent manifestations of disease that followed.

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Published

2020-11-15

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1

Section

Articles