A child diagnosed with severe hemophilia A presenting with nephrotic syndrome: a case report.

Background: Nephrotic syndrome occurring as a complication of immune tolerance therapy for inhibitors in hemophilia B is well recognized. It is also known to occur in association with factor borne infections, especially hepatitis C. This is the first case report of nephrotic syndrome occurring in a child receiving prophylactic factor VIII in the absence of inhibitors of hepatitis infection.

Incidental diagnosis of LPL deficiency in an infant presenting with an acute respiratory infection.

Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) deficiency is an extremely rare disorder of lipid metabolism known to cause hypertriglyceridaemia in childhood. We report the incidental diagnosis of LPL deficiency in an infant presenting with an acute respiratory tract infection. The patient was initially treated for a lower respiratory tract infection, but was subsequently found to have milky appearance of the serum, with a triglyceride concentration greater than 1000 mg/dL.