Strawberry Colored Blood

The authors hypothesize that that man's extremely high blood triglyceride levels were caused by a combination of insulin resistance, obesity, inappropriate diet and insufficiently treated diabetes. Intake of a fatty meal before donating blood can lead to an increased level of plasma triglyceride concentration for several hours. This may cause either turbid and or "milky-white" appearance of their venous plasma samples.

We, however, report a peculiar case about a male blood donor from India, whose plasma appeared to be "strawberry milky-white" in colour. On inquiry, he gave a history of. With this background, we, herein, report a peculiar case wherein a WB venous sample, drawn from a male blood donor, showed "strawberry milk-like appearance" following an acute exacerbation of type-II diabetes mellitus, which dramatically recovered, to normal straw.

Initial emergency department (ED) blood samples were highly lipaemic and appeared strawberry pink. She was eventually diagnosed with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) with severe hypertriglyceridaemia, intubated for airway protection, and managed with fluid resuscitation and intravenous insulin to good effect. Donors who eat a fatty meal before donating blood are known to have an increased level of plasma triglyceride concentrations for several hours.

This may contribute to "milky-white" appearance of their plasma samples. We herein report the case of a blood donor who gave a history of the intake of a fatty meal, on the night prior to donation. This was affirmed by his serum lipid concentration.

Blood need not always be red. We report a case of a 3 month old boy whose blood was strawberry pink before centrifugation and white (profusely lipemic) after centrifugation. The differential diagnosis was familial hypercholesterolemia or familial.

When blood was drawn, it presented strawberry milk-like color. After receiving insulin treatment, he obtained good glycemic control and the serum became back to normal transparent color. Discussion and evaluation: Insulin resistance reduces triglyceride clearance and also increases triglyceride release from adipocyte.

Abstract Donors who eat a fatty meal before donating blood are known to have an increased level of plasma triglyceride concentrations for several hours. This may contribute to "milky-white" appearance of their plasma samples. We herein report the case of a blood donor who gave a history of the intake of a fatty meal, on the night prior to donation.

This was affirmed by his serum lipid. A hemangioma of the skin is an abnormal buildup of blood vessels on the surface of the skin. It may look like a red.

The presence of lipids can make the plasma appear cloudy and less translucent. Hyperbilirubinemia: Elevated levels of bilirubin, a yellow pigment produced during the breakdown of red blood cells, can tint plasma and other bodily fluids. This can lead to the pinkish or yellowish hue observed in strawberry milkshake.