a case of hypertriglyceridemia in a child 12 years old with diabetic ketoacidosis

Introduction: hypertriglyceridemia (htg) and diabetic ketoacidosis (dka) are complications of uncontrolled diabetes that may result in significant mortality or morbidity. hypertriglyceridemia is a rare complication in children, and we report a case of hypertriglyceridemia in a child 12 years old with diabetic ketoacidosis. case presentation: we report the case of a 12-year-old patient who was referred to our center with polydipsia, polyuria, lethargy, and weakness. on admission, serum glucose was 300 mg/dl, hemoglobin a1c level was 10.7%, plasma triglyceride (tg) was very high, 13520 mg/dl, and cholesterol was 980 mg/dl. he had dka with hypertriglyceridemia and acute pancreatitis. conclusions: insulin and fresh frozen plasma (ffp) injection is a safe, effective therapy for hypertriglyceridemia in dka and rapidly lowers dangerously high triglyceride levels and prevents untoward complications.