Rare Case of Surviving Infant with Strawberry Yoghurt like Blood Diagnosed to Be Infantile Hypertriglyceridemia at 1 Month Old: A Case Report  

作　　者：Matei Mselle Aisa Shayo Ronald Mbwasi Faith Mosha Jeremia Pyuza Philip Mrindoko Nyemo Peter Elton Meleki Elise Kimambo Arnold Likiliwike Lucy Frisch Magreth Swai Zaituni Hatibu Ally Iman Beatrice Maringo Linda Kissila Ikupa Minga Deborah Mchaile Matei Mselle;Aisa Shayo;Ronald Mbwasi;Faith Mosha;Jeremia Pyuza;Philip Mrindoko;Nyemo Peter;Elton Meleki;Elise Kimambo;Arnold Likiliwike;Lucy Frisch;Magreth Swai;Zaituni Hatibu;Ally Iman;Beatrice Maringo;Linda Kissila;Ikupa Minga;Deborah Mchaile(Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, Tanzania;Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania;Department of Clinical Laboratory, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania)

机构地区：[1]Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, Tanzania [2]Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania [3]Department of Clinical Laboratory, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania

出　　处：《Open Journal of Pediatrics》2021年第4期777-785,共9页儿科学期刊（英文）

摘　　要：<strong>Background:</strong><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Hypertriglyceridemia in children means increased plasma fasting Triglyceride levels above the 95</span>^{<span style="font-family:Verdana;">th</span>}<span style="font-family:Verdana;"> percentile for age and sex. For children aged 0 to 9 years, a triglyceride level greater than or equal to 100 mg/dl is considered above the 95</span>^{<span style="font-family:Verdana;">th</span>}<span style="font-family:Verdana;"> percentile. Hypertriglyceridemia can be mild to borderline high, moderate to high, very high, severe and very severe (>2000 mg/dl).</span></span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">We present the case of a 1</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">month and </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">3 </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">week</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">old baby who presented with difficulty in breathing. </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">It </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">was accidentally found to have strawberry yoghurt like blood during phlebotomy, of which upon investigation had very high triglyceride levels of >2000 mg/dl. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Case Presentation:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 1 month and 3</span></span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">weeks old female baby, admitted as referral from nearby health centre presenting with difficulty in breath, her blood sample was incidentally found to appear as strawberry yoghurt like. Clinically the infant had features suggestive of respiratory distress, with no other systemic abnormalities noted. Chest X</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ray that was done had features of pneumonia. The working diagnos<strong>Background:</strong><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Hypertriglyceridemia in children means increased plasma fasting Triglyceride levels above the 95</span>^{<span style="font-family:Verdana;">th</span>}<span style="font-family:Verdana;"> percentile for age and sex. For children aged 0 to 9 years, a triglyceride level greater than or equal to 100 mg/dl is considered above the 95</span>^{<span style="font-family:Verdana;">th</span>}<span style="font-family:Verdana;"> percentile. Hypertriglyceridemia can be mild to borderline high, moderate to high, very high, severe and very severe (>2000 mg/dl).</span></span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">We present the case of a 1</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">month and </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">3 </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">week</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">old baby who presented with difficulty in breathing. </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">It </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">was accidentally found to have strawberry yoghurt like blood during phlebotomy, of which upon investigation had very high triglyceride levels of >2000 mg/dl. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Case Presentation:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 1 month and 3</span></span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">weeks old female baby, admitted as referral from nearby health centre presenting with difficulty in breath, her blood sample was incidentally found to appear as strawberry yoghurt like. Clinically the infant had features suggestive of respiratory distress, with no other systemic abnormalities noted. Chest X</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ray that was done had features of pneumonia. The working diagnos

关 键 词：Strawberry Yoghurt Like Blood HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA Tanzania 

分 类 号：O17[理学—数学]