Persistent hyperlipasemia caused by macrolipase in an adolescent.

Keating, James P; Lowe, Mark E · J Pediatr · 2002

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Serum amylase and lipase frequently rise during bouts of acute pancreatitis, and measurement of these enzymes provides important diagnostic information. We report a pediatric patient with persistent elevations of serum lipase resulting from macrolipasemia, a complex of lipase with IgG, rather than pancreatitis.

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