Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Familial chylomicronemia syndrome is a rare disorder of lipoprotein metabolism with an incidence of one per million in the general population. It is characterized by marked elevation of triglyceride and chylomicron levels, resulting in lipemic plasma and recurrent attacks of acute pancreatitis, eruptive xanthoma, hepatosplenomegaly, and lipemia retinalis.Case Presentation: We report the case of an 18 years old patient, an only son, from a can...