TITLE:
Major Hypertriglyceridemia in Children: About Two Cases Revealed by Complications, at the Charles de Gaulle University Hospital Center (Ouagadougou)
AUTHORS:
Aissata Kabore/Ouedraogo, Dominique Kalga, Laure Togueyeni/Tamini, Barguissa Konate, Fabienne Soudre, Chantal Zoungrana, Diarra Ye/Ouattara
KEYWORDS:
Major Hypertriglyceridemia, Infant, Burkina Faso
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Pediatrics,
Vol.16 No.6,
November
13,
2026
ABSTRACT: Hypertriglyceridemia is relatively common in adults but rare in children. It is potentially serious due to its complications, the main ones being acute pancreatitis and stroke. We report the case of hypertriglyceridemia in a seventeen-day-old newborn and a 14-month-old infant respectively. The milky appearance of the blood had led to suspicion of lipids disorder, and the lipid profile confirmed hypertriglyceridemia. The course was fatal in the newborn. In the infant case, after starting medical treatment and nutritional treatment, she suffered a stroke due to a fat embolus. The outcome was favorable after motor rehabilitation sessions.