Asparaginase-Induced Hypertriglyceridemia Presenting as Pseudohyponatremia during Leukemia Treatment

Table 1

Patient 1 laboratory values before, during, and after asparaginase treatment.

Laboratory; test	Before; Asparaginase	During; Asparaginase	Following; Asparaginase
Sodium (mmol/L)	139	129	137
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	185	659	159
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	159	3636	204
HDL (mg/dL)	40	<5	45
LDL (mg/dL)	96	86	86
Amylase (U/L)	36	36	38
Lipase (U/L)	58	19	34
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.6	1.6	0.8
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)	167	158	105
AST (U/L)	66	n/a	45
ALT (U/L)	56	332	54

HDL: high density lipoprotein; LDL: low density lipoprotein; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase.